Who Was Alive

Were Svetlana Alexievich and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Svetlana Alexievich was 10 when Michael Jackson was born.

Svetlana Alexievich was 61 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Svetlana Alexievich

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer

Born 31 May 1948 · living, 78 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Svetlana Alexievich 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.