Albert Einstein · Amelia Earhart Were Albert Einstein and Amelia Earhart alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Amelia Earhart were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1897 to 1939. Albert Einstein was 18 when Amelia Earhart was born.Albert Einstein was 59 when Amelia Earhart died, aged 41. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Amelia EarhartAmerican aviation pioneer and authorBorn 24 July 1897 · died 5 January 1939, aged 41 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerAmelia EarhartRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Amelia Earhart 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.