Who Was Alive

Were Hafez al-Assad and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Hafez al-Assad and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 41 years, from 1958 to 2000.

Hafez al-Assad was 27 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 41 when Hafez al-Assad died, aged 69.

Hafez al-Assad

President of Syria from 1971 to 2000

Born 6 October 1930 · died 10 June 2000, aged 69

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. Hafez al-Assad
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Hafez al-Assad 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.