Rudyard Kipling · Albert Einstein Were Rudyard Kipling and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Rudyard Kipling and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 56 years, from 1879 to 1936. Rudyard Kipling was 13 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 56 when Rudyard Kipling died, aged 70. Rudyard KiplingEnglish writer and poetBorn 30 December 1865 · died 18 January 1936, aged 70Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Karl MarxRudyard KiplingVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Rudyard Kipling 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.