Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1946 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 67 when Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei was born.

Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei was 8 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

Born 15 July 1946 · living, 80 as of September 2026

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  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei 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.