Who Was Alive

Were Toni Morrison and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Toni Morrison was 27 when Michael Jackson was born.

Toni Morrison was 78 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

Born 18 February 1931 · died 5 August 2019, aged 88

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Toni Morrison 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.