Who Was Alive

Were William McKinley and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. William McKinley and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1879 to 1901.

William McKinley was 36 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 22 when William McKinley died, aged 58.

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

Born 29 January 1843 · died 14 September 1901, aged 58

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. William McKinley
  4. Vladimir Lenin
  5. Albert Einstein
  6. Adolf Hitler
  7. Ronald Reagan
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William McKinley 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.