Who Was Alive

Were Mikhail Gorbachev and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Mikhail Gorbachev and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Mikhail Gorbachev was 27 when Michael Jackson was born.

Mikhail Gorbachev was 78 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

Born 2 March 1931 · died 30 August 2022, aged 91

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