Who Was Alive

Were Gerhard Schröder and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Gerhard Schröder was 14 when Michael Jackson was born.

Gerhard Schröder was 65 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of West Germany

Born 7 April 1944 · living, 82 as of September 2026

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. Gerhard Schröder
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Gerhard Schröder 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.