Albert Einstein · Benito Mussolini Were Albert Einstein and Benito Mussolini alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Benito Mussolini were alive at the same time for 61 years, from 1883 to 1945. Albert Einstein was 4 when Benito Mussolini was born.Albert Einstein was 66 when Benito Mussolini died, aged 61. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Benito MussoliniDictator of Italy from 1922 to 1945Born 29 July 1883 · died 28 April 1945, aged 61 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinBenito MussoliniAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Benito Mussolini 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.