Swami Vivekananda · Albert Einstein Were Swami Vivekananda and Albert Einstein alive at the same time? Yes. Swami Vivekananda and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 23 years, from 1879 to 1902. Swami Vivekananda was 16 when Albert Einstein was born.Albert Einstein was 23 when Swami Vivekananda died, aged 39. Swami VivekanandaIndian Hindu monk and philosopherBorn 12 January 1863 · died 4 July 1902, aged 39Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76 Abraham LincolnKarl MarxSwami VivekanandaVladimir LeninAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Swami Vivekananda 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.