Who Was Alive

Were William Howard Taft and Albert Einstein alive at the same time?

Yes. William Howard Taft and Albert Einstein were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1879 to 1930.

William Howard Taft was 21 when Albert Einstein was born.

Albert Einstein was 50 when William Howard Taft died, aged 72.

William Howard Taft

27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913

Born 15 September 1857 · died 8 March 1930, aged 72

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist

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

  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Karl Marx
  3. William Howard Taft
  4. Albert Einstein
  5. Adolf Hitler
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William Howard Taft 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.