Albert Einstein · Denzel Washington Were Albert Einstein and Denzel Washington alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Denzel Washington were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1954 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 75 when Denzel Washington was born.Denzel Washington was under a year old when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Denzel WashingtonAmerican actorBorn 28 December 1954 · living, 71 as of September 2026 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir PutinDenzel WashingtonMichael JacksonBarack Obama Albert Einstein and Denzel Washington 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.