Who Was Alive

Were William IV and Karl Marx alive at the same time?

Yes. William IV and Karl Marx were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1818 to 1837.

William IV was 52 when Karl Marx was born.

Karl Marx was 19 when William IV died, aged 71.

William IV

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837

Born 21 August 1765 · died 20 June 1837, aged 71

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher

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

  1. William IV
  2. Napoleon
  3. Abraham Lincoln
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Karl Marx
  6. Leo Tolstoy
  7. Mahatma Gandhi
  8. Vladimir Lenin
  9. Albert Einstein
William IV 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.