Who Was Alive

Were Pierre de Coubertin and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Pierre de Coubertin and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 58 years, from 1879 to 1937.

Pierre de Coubertin was 16 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 58 when Pierre de Coubertin died, aged 74.

Pierre de Coubertin

Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian

Born 1 January 1863 · died 2 September 1937, aged 74

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Pierre de Coubertin 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.