Who Was Alive

Were Angela Merkel and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Angela Merkel was 4 when Michael Jackson was born.

Angela Merkel was 54 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

Born 17 July 1954 · living, 72 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Vladimir Putin
  6. Angela Merkel
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Angela Merkel 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.