Who Was Alive

Were Leo Tolstoy and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Leo Tolstoy and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1879 to 1910.

Leo Tolstoy was 50 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 31 when Leo Tolstoy died, aged 82.

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author

Born 28 August 1828 (Julian calendar) · died 7 November 1910 (Julian calendar), aged 82

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Leo Tolstoy 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.