Who Was Alive

Were Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1962 to 2009.

Michael Jackson was 3 when Tom Cruise was born.

Tom Cruise was 46 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

Tom Cruise

American actor and film producer

Born 3 July 1962 · living, 64 as of September 2026

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Michael Jackson and Tom Cruise 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.