Who Was Alive

Were Elinor Ostrom and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Elinor Ostrom was 25 when Michael Jackson was born.

Elinor Ostrom was 75 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Elinor Ostrom

American political economist

Born 7 August 1933 · died 12 June 2012, aged 78

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. Elinor Ostrom
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Elinor Ostrom 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.