Who Was Alive

Were Tenzin Gyatso and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Tenzin Gyatso and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Tenzin Gyatso was 23 when Michael Jackson was born.

Tenzin Gyatso was 73 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

Born 6 July 1935 · living, 91 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

Born 29 August 1958 · died 25 June 2009, aged 50

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Tenzin Gyatso and Michael Jackson 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.