Who Was Alive

Were Stephen Hawking and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Stephen Hawking was 16 when Michael Jackson was born.

Stephen Hawking was 67 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author

Born 8 January 1942 · died 14 March 2018, aged 76

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. Stephen Hawking
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Stephen Hawking 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.