Who Was Alive

Were Albert Einstein and Orhan Pamuk alive at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Orhan Pamuk were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1952 to 1955.

Albert Einstein was 73 when Orhan Pamuk was born.

Orhan Pamuk was 2 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate

Born 7 June 1952 · living, 74 as of September 2026

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  5. Donald Trump
  6. Orhan Pamuk
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Albert Einstein and Orhan Pamuk 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.