Who Was Alive

Were Vladimir Lenin and Franz Kafka alive at the same time?

Yes. Vladimir Lenin and Franz Kafka were alive at the same time for 40 years, from 1883 to 1924.

Vladimir Lenin was 13 when Franz Kafka was born.

Franz Kafka was 40 when Vladimir Lenin died, aged 53.

Vladimir Lenin

Founding leader of the Soviet Union

Born 22 April 1870 · died 21 January 1924, aged 53

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague

Born 3 July 1883 · died 3 June 1924, aged 40

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Vladimir Lenin
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Franz Kafka
  5. Adolf Hitler
  6. Ronald Reagan
  7. Nelson Mandela
Vladimir Lenin and Franz Kafka 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.