Who Was Alive

Were Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 62 years, from 1879 to 1941.

Rabindranath Tagore was 17 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 62 when Rabindranath Tagore died, aged 80.

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath

Born 7 May 1861 · died 7 August 1941, aged 80

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Rabindranath Tagore 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.