Who Was Alive

Were Akihito and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Akihito was 24 when Michael Jackson was born.

Akihito was 75 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Akihito

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

Born 23 December 1933 · living, 92 as of September 2026

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. Akihito
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Akihito 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.