Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Leon Trotsky alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Leon Trotsky were alive at the same time for 60 years, from 1879 to 1940.

Albert Einstein was under a year old when Leon Trotsky was born.

Albert Einstein was 61 when Leon Trotsky died, aged 60.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary

Born 26 October 1879 (Julian calendar) · died 21 August 1940, aged 60

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  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Leon Trotsky
  5. Adolf Hitler
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Albert Einstein and Leon Trotsky 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.