Who was born first, Albert Einstein or John D. Rockefeller?

John D. Rockefeller was born first, in 1839. Albert Einstein was born in 1879.

Albert Einstein & John D. Rockefeller

Did Albert Einstein and John D. Rockefeller live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and John D. Rockefeller lived at the same time for 58 years, from 1879 to 1937.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Albert Einstein · John D. Rockefeller · Born in 1879 · Born in 1839

Albert Einstein

1879–1955

Science & Invention

Theory of relativity, E=mc²

John D. Rockefeller

1839–1937

Business & Industry

Standard Oil tycoon, among the richest Americans in history

18391955

Albert Einstein

John D. Rockefeller

Albert Einstein

Science & Invention

Born in Ulm

Died in Princeton

John D. Rockefeller

Business & Industry

Born in Richford

Died in Ormond Beach

World Events During Their Overlap

1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa

1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage

1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens

1898 Spanish-American War

1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight

1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity

1912 Sinking of the Titanic

1914 World War I begins

1917 Russian Revolution

1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins

1919 Treaty of Versailles signed

1920 League of Nations established

1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1929 Wall Street Crash; Great Depression begins

1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

1936 Spanish Civil War begins

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84 years overlap

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81 years overlap

Sources

Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
John D. Rockefeller — Wikipedia
John D. Rockefeller (Q160278) — Wikidata