Who Was Alive

Were Haile Selassie I and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Haile Selassie I and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 16 years, from 1958 to 1975.

Haile Selassie I was 66 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 16 when Haile Selassie I died, aged 83.

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

Born 23 July 1892 · died 27 August 1975, aged 83

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. Haile Selassie I
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Haile Selassie I 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.