Who Was Alive

Were Wilhelm I and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. Wilhelm I and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 64 years, from 1818 to 1883.

Wilhelm I was 21 when Karl Marx was born.

Wilhelm I was 85 when Karl Marx died, aged 64.

Wilhelm I

19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia

Born 22 March 1797 · died 9 March 1888, aged 90

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

Born 5 May 1818 · died 14 March 1883, aged 64

  1. Napoleon
  2. Wilhelm I
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Karl Marx
  5. Mahatma Gandhi
  6. Vladimir Lenin
  7. Albert Einstein
Wilhelm I and Karl Marx 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.