Albert Einstein · Margaret Mitchell Were Albert Einstein and Margaret Mitchell alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Margaret Mitchell were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1900 to 1949. Albert Einstein was 21 when Margaret Mitchell was born.Albert Einstein was 70 when Margaret Mitchell died, aged 48. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Margaret MitchellAmerican author and journalistBorn 8 November 1900 · died 16 August 1949, aged 48 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerMargaret MitchellRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Margaret Mitchell 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.