Heinrich Hertz · Albert Einstein Were Heinrich Hertz and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Heinrich Hertz and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 14 years, from 1879 to 1894. Heinrich Hertz was 22 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 14 when Heinrich Hertz died, aged 36. Heinrich HertzGerman physicistBorn 22 February 1857 · died 1 January 1894, aged 36Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxHeinrich HertzVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Heinrich Hertz 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.