Henrik Ibsen · Albert Einstein Were Henrik Ibsen and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Henrik Ibsen and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1879 to 1906. Henrik Ibsen was 50 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 27 when Henrik Ibsen died, aged 78. Henrik IbsenNorwegian playwright and theatre directorBorn 20 March 1828 · died 23 May 1906, aged 78Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxHenrik IbsenVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Henrik Ibsen 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.