August Strindberg · Albert Einstein Were August Strindberg and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. August Strindberg and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 33 years, from 1879 to 1912. August Strindberg was 30 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 33 when August Strindberg died, aged 63. August StrindbergSwedish writer and painterBorn 22 January 1849 · died 14 May 1912, aged 63Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxAugust StrindbergAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin August Strindberg 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.