Who Was Alive

Were Richard Stallman and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Richard Stallman was 5 when Michael Jackson was born.

Richard Stallman was 56 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

Born 16 March 1953 · living, 73 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Vladimir Putin
  6. Richard Stallman
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Richard Stallman 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.