Who Was Alive

Were Edmund Hillary and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Edmund Hillary and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 49 years, from 1958 to 2008.

Edmund Hillary was 39 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 49 when Edmund Hillary died, aged 88.

Edmund Hillary

New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist

Born 20 July 1919 · died 11 January 2008, aged 88

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