Who Was Alive

Were Yuri Gagarin and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Yuri Gagarin and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 9 years, from 1958 to 1968.

Yuri Gagarin was 24 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 9 when Yuri Gagarin died, aged 34.

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space

Born 9 March 1934 · died 27 March 1968, aged 34

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. Yuri Gagarin
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Yuri Gagarin 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.