Who Was Alive

Were Yasser Arafat and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Yasser Arafat and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 46 years, from 1958 to 2004.

Yasser Arafat was 29 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 46 when Yasser Arafat died, aged 75.

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian political leader (1929-2004) and Former President of the Palestinian National Authority

Born 4 August 1929 · died 11 November 2004, aged 75

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Yasser Arafat 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.