Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Thomas Sankara alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Thomas Sankara were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1949 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 70 when Thomas Sankara was born.

Thomas Sankara was 5 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

Thomas Sankara

President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987

Born 21 December 1949 · died 15 October 1987, aged 37

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  2. Albert Einstein
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  5. Donald Trump
  6. Thomas Sankara
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Thomas Sankara 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.