Paul Cézanne · Albert Einstein Were Paul Cézanne and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Paul Cézanne and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1879 to 1906. Paul Cézanne was 40 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 27 when Paul Cézanne died, aged 67. Paul CézanneFrench painterBorn 19 January 1839 · died 22 October 1906, aged 67Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxPaul CézanneVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Paul Cézanne 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.