Who Was Alive

Were Paul von Hindenburg and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Paul von Hindenburg and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 55 years, from 1879 to 1934.

Paul von Hindenburg was 31 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 55 when Paul von Hindenburg died, aged 86.

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany

Born 2 October 1847 · died 2 August 1934, aged 86

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Paul von Hindenburg 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.