Who Was Alive

Were Wangari Muta Maathai and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Wangari Muta Maathai and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Wangari Muta Maathai was 18 when Michael Jackson was born.

Wangari Muta Maathai was 69 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

Born 1 April 1940 · died 25 September 2011, aged 71

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. Wangari Muta Maathai
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Wangari Muta Maathai 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.