Who Was Alive

Were Pol Pot and Malcolm X alive at the same time?

Yes. Pol Pot and Malcolm X were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1925 to 1965.

They were born on the same day: 19 May 1925.

Both were 39 when Malcolm X died.

Pol Pot

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

Born 19 May 1925 · died 15 April 1998, aged 72

Malcolm X

American Black rights activist

Born 19 May 1925 · died 21 February 1965, aged 39

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Adolf Hitler
  3. Pol Pot
  4. Malcolm X
  5. Donald Trump
  6. Michael Jackson
  7. Barack Obama
Pol Pot and Malcolm X 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.