Albert Einstein · Erwin Rommel Were Albert Einstein and Erwin Rommel alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Erwin Rommel were alive at the same time for 52 years, from 1891 to 1944. Albert Einstein was 12 when Erwin Rommel was born.Albert Einstein was 65 when Erwin Rommel died, aged 52. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Erwin RommelGerman field marshalBorn 15 November 1891 · died 14 October 1944, aged 52 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerErwin RommelRonald ReaganNelson MandelaDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Erwin Rommel 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.