Vincent van Gogh · Albert Einstein Were Vincent van Gogh and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Vincent van Gogh and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1879 to 1890. Vincent van Gogh was 25 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 11 when Vincent van Gogh died, aged 37. Vincent van GoghDutch painterBorn 30 March 1853 · died 29 July 1890, aged 37Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxVincent van GoghVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Vincent van Gogh 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.