Who Was Alive

Were Andrei Sakharov and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Andrei Sakharov and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1958 to 1989.

Andrei Sakharov was 37 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 31 when Andrei Sakharov died, aged 68.

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

Born 21 May 1921 · died 14 December 1989, aged 68

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Andrei Sakharov
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Andrei Sakharov 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.