Who Was Alive

Were James A. Garfield and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. James A. Garfield and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 2 years, from 1879 to 1881.

James A. Garfield was 47 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 2 when James A. Garfield died, aged 49.

James A. Garfield

President of the United States in 1881

Born 19 November 1831 · died 19 September 1881, aged 49

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

Born 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. James A. Garfield
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
  5. Vladimir Lenin
  6. Albert Einstein
  7. Adolf Hitler
  8. Ronald Reagan
  9. Donald Trump
  10. Vladimir Putin
James A. Garfield 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.