Albert Einstein · Roger Martin du Gard Were Albert Einstein and Roger Martin du Gard alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Roger Martin du Gard were alive at the same time for 74 years, from 1881 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 2 when Roger Martin du Gard was born.Roger Martin du Gard was 74 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Roger Martin du GardFrench writerBorn 23 March 1881 · died 22 August 1958, aged 77 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinRoger Martin du GardAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Roger Martin du Gard 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.