Who Was Alive

Were Desmond Tutu and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Desmond Tutu was 26 when Michael Jackson was born.

Desmond Tutu was 77 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Desmond Tutu

South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner

Born 7 October 1931 · died 26 December 2021, aged 90

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Desmond Tutu 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.