Richard Wagner · Albert Einstein Were Richard Wagner and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Richard Wagner and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1879 to 1883. Richard Wagner was 65 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 3 when Richard Wagner died, aged 69. Richard WagnerGerman composerBorn 22 May 1813 · died 13 February 1883, aged 69Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 NapoleonAbraham LincolnRichard WagnerKarl MarxVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Richard Wagner 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.