Arthur Conan Doyle · Albert Einstein Were Arthur Conan Doyle and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Arthur Conan Doyle and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1879 to 1930. Arthur Conan Doyle was 19 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 51 when Arthur Conan Doyle died, aged 71. Arthur Conan DoyleBritish writer and physicianBorn 22 May 1859 · died 7 July 1930, aged 71Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxArthur Conan DoyleAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Arthur Conan Doyle and Albert Einstein 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.