Albert Einstein · Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Were Albert Einstein and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa were alive at the same time for 35 years, from 1892 to 1927. Albert Einstein was 12 when Ryūnosuke Akutagawa was born.Albert Einstein was 48 when Ryūnosuke Akutagawa died, aged 35. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Ryūnosuke AkutagawaJapanese writerBorn 1 March 1892 · died 24 July 1927, aged 35 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRyūnosuke AkutagawaRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 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.