Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Angela Merkel alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Angela Merkel were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1954 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 75 when Angela Merkel was born.

Angela Merkel was under a year old when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Born 17 July 1954 · living, 72 as of September 2026

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Angela Merkel
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Angela Merkel 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.