Who Was Alive

Were Gabriel García Márquez and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Gabriel García Márquez and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Gabriel García Márquez was 31 when Michael Jackson was born.

Gabriel García Márquez was 82 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate

Born 6 March 1927 · died 17 April 2014, aged 87

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

  1. Albert Einstein
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  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Gabriel García Márquez
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  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Gabriel García Márquez 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.