Paul Verlaine · Albert Einstein Were Paul Verlaine and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Paul Verlaine and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1879 to 1896. Paul Verlaine was 34 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 16 when Paul Verlaine died, aged 51. Paul VerlaineFrench poetBorn 30 March 1844 · died 8 January 1896, aged 51Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxPaul VerlaineVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Paul Verlaine 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.