Who Was Alive

Were Hu Jintao and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Hu Jintao was 15 when Michael Jackson was born.

Hu Jintao was 66 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Hu Jintao

Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Born 21 December 1942 · living, 83 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. Hu Jintao
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Hu Jintao 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.