Who Was Alive

Were Bernie Sanders and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Bernie Sanders was 16 when Michael Jackson was born.

Bernie Sanders was 67 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Bernie Sanders

United States Senator from Vermont

Born 8 September 1941 · living, 85 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. Bernie Sanders
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Bernie Sanders 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.