Who Was Alive

Were Mario Vargas Llosa and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Mario Vargas Llosa and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Mario Vargas Llosa was 22 when Michael Jackson was born.

Mario Vargas Llosa was 73 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer

Born 28 March 1936 · died 13 April 2025, aged 89

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Mario Vargas Llosa 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.