Albert Einstein · Dale Carnegie Were Albert Einstein and Dale Carnegie alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Dale Carnegie were alive at the same time for 66 years, from 1888 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 9 when Dale Carnegie was born.Dale Carnegie was 66 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Dale CarnegieAmerican writer and lecturerBorn 24 November 1888 · died 1 November 1955, aged 66 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinDale CarnegieAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Dale Carnegie 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.