Who Was Alive

Were F. W. de Klerk and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. F. W. de Klerk and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

F. W. de Klerk was 22 when Michael Jackson was born.

F. W. de Klerk was 73 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

Born 18 March 1936 · died 11 November 2021, aged 85

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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F. W. de Klerk 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.