Who Was Alive

Were Pius XI and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Pius XI and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 59 years, from 1879 to 1939.

Pius XI was 21 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 59 when Pius XI died, aged 81.

Pius XI

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

Born 31 May 1857 · died 10 February 1939, aged 81

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Pius XI 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.