Albert Einstein · Virginia Woolf Were Albert Einstein and Virginia Woolf alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Virginia Woolf were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1882 to 1941. Albert Einstein was 2 when Virginia Woolf was born.Albert Einstein was 62 when Virginia Woolf died, aged 59. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Virginia WoolfEnglish modernist writerBorn 25 January 1882 · died 28 March 1941, aged 59 Karl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinVirginia WoolfAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Virginia Woolf 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.