Who Was Alive

Were Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was 19 when Michael Jackson was born.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was 70 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

Born 29 October 1938 · living, 87 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. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 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.