Arthur Rimbaud · Albert Einstein Were Arthur Rimbaud and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Arthur Rimbaud and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 12 years, from 1879 to 1891. Arthur Rimbaud was 24 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 12 when Arthur Rimbaud died, aged 37. Arthur RimbaudFrench poetBorn 20 October 1854 · died 10 November 1891, aged 37Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxArthur RimbaudVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Arthur Rimbaud 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.