Albert Einstein · Srinivasa Ramanujan Were Albert Einstein and Srinivasa Ramanujan alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Srinivasa Ramanujan were alive at the same time for 32 years, from 1887 to 1920. Albert Einstein was 8 when Srinivasa Ramanujan was born.Albert Einstein was 41 when Srinivasa Ramanujan died, aged 32. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Srinivasa RamanujanIndian mathematicianBorn 22 December 1887 · died 26 April 1920, aged 32 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinSrinivasa RamanujanAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Srinivasa Ramanujan 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.