Who Was Alive

Were George Bernard Shaw and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. George Bernard Shaw and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 71 years, from 1879 to 1950.

George Bernard Shaw was 22 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 71 when George Bernard Shaw died, aged 94.

George Bernard Shaw

Irish playwright, critic, and polemicist

Born 26 July 1856 · died 2 November 1950, aged 94

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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George Bernard Shaw 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.