Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Mo Yan alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Mo Yan were alive at the same time for 0 years, from 1955 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 75 when Mo Yan was born.

Mo Yan was under a year old when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

Born 17 February 1955 · living, 71 as of September 2026

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  7. Mo Yan
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  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Mo Yan 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.