Who Was Alive

Were Michael Jackson and Volodymyr Zelenskyy alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Jackson and Volodymyr Zelenskyy were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1978 to 2009.

Michael Jackson was 19 when Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was 31 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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine since 2019

Born 25 January 1978 · living, 48 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Michael Jackson and Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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.