Albert Einstein · Emiliano Zapata Were Albert Einstein and Emiliano Zapata alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Emiliano Zapata were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1879 to 1919. Albert Einstein was under a year old when Emiliano Zapata was born.Albert Einstein was 40 when Emiliano Zapata died, aged 39. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionaryBorn 8 August 1879 · died 10 April 1919, aged 39 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinEmiliano ZapataAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Emiliano Zapata 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.