Who Was Alive

Were Václav Havel and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Václav Havel was 21 when Michael Jackson was born.

Václav Havel was 72 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic

Born 5 October 1936 · died 18 December 2011, aged 75

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. Václav Havel
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Václav Havel 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.