Vladimir Lenin · Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Were Vladimir Lenin and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry alive at the same time? Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1900 to 1924. Vladimir Lenin was 30 when Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was 23 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53. Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench writer and aviatorBorn 29 June 1900 · died 31 July 1944, aged 44 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerAntoine de Saint-ExupéryRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Vladimir Lenin and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.