Who Was Alive

Were Seamus Heaney and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Seamus Heaney was 19 when Michael Jackson was born.

Seamus Heaney was 70 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Seamus Heaney

Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer

Born 13 April 1939 · died 30 August 2013, aged 74

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Seamus Heaney 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.