Who Was Alive

Were Sun Yat-sen and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Sun Yat-sen and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 45 years, from 1879 to 1925.

Sun Yat-sen was 12 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 45 when Sun Yat-sen died, aged 58.

Sun Yat-sen

Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary

Born 12 November 1866 · died 12 March 1925, aged 58

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Sun Yat-sen 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.