Who Was Alive

Were Mao Zedong and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Mao Zedong and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 18 years, from 1958 to 1976.

Mao Zedong was 64 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 18 when Mao Zedong died, aged 82.

Mao Zedong

1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China

Born 26 December 1893 · died 9 September 1976, aged 82

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. Mao Zedong
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Mao Zedong 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.