Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and John Goodman alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and John Goodman were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 73 when John Goodman was born.

John Goodman was 2 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

John Goodman

American actor

Born 20 June 1952 · living, 74 as of September 2026

  1. Karl Marx
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Adolf Hitler
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Donald Trump
  6. John Goodman
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and John Goodman 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.