Alfred Tennyson · Albert Einstein Were Alfred Tennyson and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Alfred Tennyson and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1879 to 1892. Alfred Tennyson was 69 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 13 when Alfred Tennyson died, aged 83. Alfred TennysonBritish Poet LaureateBorn 6 August 1809 · died 6 October 1892, aged 83Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnAlfred TennysonKarl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Alfred Tennyson and Albert Einstein 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.