Who Was Alive

Were Oscar Wilde and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Oscar Wilde and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 21 years, from 1879 to 1900.

Oscar Wilde was 24 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 21 when Oscar Wilde died, aged 46.

Oscar Wilde

Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete

Born 16 October 1854 · died 30 November 1900, aged 46

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Oscar Wilde 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.