Who Was Alive

Were Kazuo Ishiguro and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Kazuo Ishiguro was 3 when Michael Jackson was born.

Kazuo Ishiguro was 54 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Kazuo Ishiguro

British novelist

Born 8 November 1954 · living, 71 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

Born 29 August 1958 · died 25 June 2009, aged 50

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Kazuo Ishiguro 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.