Albert Einstein · Guillaume Apollinaire Were Albert Einstein and Guillaume Apollinaire alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Guillaume Apollinaire were alive at the same time for 38 years, from 1880 to 1918. Albert Einstein was 1 when Guillaume Apollinaire was born.Albert Einstein was 39 when Guillaume Apollinaire died, aged 38. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Guillaume ApollinaireFrench poetBorn 26 August 1880 · died 9 November 1918, aged 38 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinGuillaume ApollinaireAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Guillaume Apollinaire 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.