Who Was Alive

Were Buzz Aldrin and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Buzz Aldrin was 28 when Michael Jackson was born.

Buzz Aldrin was 79 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

Born 20 January 1930 · living, 96 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. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Buzz Aldrin
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Buzz Aldrin 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.