Who Was Alive

Were Haruki Murakami and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Haruki Murakami was 9 when Michael Jackson was born.

Haruki Murakami was 60 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer

Born 12 January 1949 · living, 77 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. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Haruki Murakami
  6. Vladimir Putin
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Haruki Murakami 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.