Pierre Curie · Albert Einstein Were Pierre Curie and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Pierre Curie and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 27 years, from 1879 to 1906. Pierre Curie was 19 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 27 when Pierre Curie died, aged 46. Pierre CurieFrench physicist and chemistBorn 15 May 1859 · died 19 April 1906, aged 46Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxPierre CurieVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Pierre Curie 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.