Vladimir Lenin · Erwin Rommel Were Vladimir Lenin and Erwin Rommel alive at the same time? Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Erwin Rommel were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1891 to 1924. Vladimir Lenin was 21 when Erwin Rommel was born.Erwin Rommel was 32 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53. Vladimir LeninFounding leader of the Soviet UnionBorn 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53Erwin RommelGerman field marshalBorn 15 November 1891 · died 14 October 1944, aged 52 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerErwin RommelRonald ReaganNelson Mandela Vladimir Lenin and Erwin Rommel 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.