Who Was Alive

Were Walt Whitman and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. Walt Whitman and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1879 to 1892.

Walt Whitman was 59 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 13 when Walt Whitman died, aged 72.

Walt Whitman

American poet, essayist and journalist

Born 31 May 1819 · died 26 March 1892, aged 72

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

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Walt Whitman 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.