Albert Einstein · H. P. Lovecraft Were Albert Einstein and H. P. Lovecraft alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and H. P. Lovecraft were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1890 to 1937. Albert Einstein was 11 when H. P. Lovecraft was born.Albert Einstein was 58 when H. P. Lovecraft died, aged 46. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76H. P. LovecraftAmerican writer and editorBorn 20 August 1890 · died 15 March 1937, aged 46 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerH. P. LovecraftRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and H. P. Lovecraft 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.