Who Was Alive

Were Kim Jong-il and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Kim Jong-il and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Kim Jong-il was 17 when Michael Jackson was born.

Kim Jong-il was 68 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

Born 16 February 1941 · died 17 December 2011, aged 70

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. Kim Jong-il
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Kim Jong-il 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.