Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Herta Müller alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Herta Müller were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1953 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 74 when Herta Müller was born.

Herta Müller was 1 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Herta Müller

German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist

Born 17 August 1953 · living, 73 as of September 2026

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Albert Einstein and Herta Müller 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.