Édouard Manet · Albert Einstein Were Édouard Manet and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Édouard Manet and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 4 years, from 1879 to 1883. Édouard Manet was 47 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 4 when Édouard Manet died, aged 51. Édouard ManetFrench painterBorn 23 January 1832 · died 30 April 1883, aged 51Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxÉdouard ManetMahatma GandhiVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Édouard Manet 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.