Albert Einstein · Yanka Kupala Were Albert Einstein and Yanka Kupala alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Yanka Kupala were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1882 to 1942. Albert Einstein was 3 when Yanka Kupala was born.Albert Einstein was 63 when Yanka Kupala died, aged 59. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Yanka KupalaBelarusian writerBorn 7 July 1882 · died 28 June 1942, aged 59 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinYanka KupalaAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Yanka Kupala 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.