Albert Einstein · Enrico Fermi Were Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1901 to 1954. Albert Einstein was 22 when Enrico Fermi was born.Albert Einstein was 75 when Enrico Fermi died, aged 53. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Enrico FermiItalian–American physicistBorn 29 September 1901 · died 28 November 1954, aged 53 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerEnrico FermiRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi 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.