Albert Einstein · Boris Pasternak Were Albert Einstein and Boris Pasternak alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Boris Pasternak were alive at the same time for 65 years, from 1890 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 10 when Boris Pasternak was born.Boris Pasternak was 65 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Boris PasternakRussian writerBorn 29 January 1890 (Julian calendar) · died 30 May 1960, aged 70 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerBoris PasternakRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir PutinMichael Jackson Albert Einstein and Boris Pasternak 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.