Jacques Offenbach · Albert Einstein Were Jacques Offenbach and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Jacques Offenbach and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1879 to 1880. Jacques Offenbach was 59 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 1 when Jacques Offenbach died, aged 61. Jacques OffenbachGerman-born French composerBorn 20 June 1819 · died 5 October 1880, aged 61Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 NapoleonAbraham LincolnKarl MarxJacques OffenbachVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Jacques Offenbach 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.