Who Was Alive

Were Kenzaburō Ōe and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Kenzaburō Ōe was 23 when Michael Jackson was born.

Kenzaburō Ōe was 74 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Kenzaburō Ōe

Japanese writer and Nobel Laureate

Born 31 January 1935 · died 3 March 2023, aged 88

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. Kenzaburō Ōe
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Kenzaburō Ōe 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.