Miguel de Unamuno · Albert Einstein Were Miguel de Unamuno and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Miguel de Unamuno and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 57 years, from 1879 to 1936. Miguel de Unamuno was 14 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 57 when Miguel de Unamuno died, aged 72. Miguel de UnamunoSpanish poetBorn 29 September 1864 · died 31 December 1936, aged 72Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxMiguel de UnamunoAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Miguel de Unamuno 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.