H. G. Wells · Albert Einstein Were H. G. Wells and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. H. G. Wells and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 67 years, from 1879 to 1946. H. G. Wells was 12 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 67 when H. G. Wells died, aged 79. H. G. WellsEnglish writerBorn 21 September 1866 · died 13 August 1946, aged 79Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Karl MarxH. G. WellsAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin H. G. Wells 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.