Who Was Alive

Were Ferdinand Marcos and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdinand Marcos and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 31 years, from 1958 to 1989.

Ferdinand Marcos was 40 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 31 when Ferdinand Marcos died, aged 72.

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

Born 11 September 1917 · died 28 September 1989, aged 72

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. Ferdinand Marcos
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Ferdinand Marcos 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.