Who Was Alive

Were Joseph Stalin and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Joseph Stalin and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 73 years, from 1879 to 1953.

Joseph Stalin was under a year old when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 73 when Joseph Stalin died, aged 74.

Joseph Stalin

Politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953

Born 18 December 1878 · died 5 March 1953, aged 74

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Joseph Stalin 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.