Paul Gauguin · Albert Einstein Were Paul Gauguin and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Paul Gauguin and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 24 years, from 1879 to 1903. Paul Gauguin was 30 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 24 when Paul Gauguin died, aged 54. Paul GauguinFrench painter and printmakerBorn 7 June 1848 · died 8 May 1903, aged 54Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxPaul GauguinVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Paul Gauguin 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.