Who Was Alive

Were Kurt Waldheim and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Kurt Waldheim and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1958 to 2007.

Kurt Waldheim was 39 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 48 when Kurt Waldheim died, aged 88.

Kurt Waldheim

Austrian politician and diplomat

Born 21 December 1918 · died 14 June 2007, aged 88

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Kurt Waldheim 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.