Fridtjof Nansen · Albert Einstein Were Fridtjof Nansen and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Fridtjof Nansen and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 51 years, from 1879 to 1930. Fridtjof Nansen was 17 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 51 when Fridtjof Nansen died, aged 68. Fridtjof NansenNorwegian polar explorerBorn 10 October 1861 · died 13 May 1930, aged 68Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxFridtjof NansenAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Fridtjof Nansen 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.