Who Was Alive

Were Hirohito and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Hirohito and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 30 years, from 1958 to 1989.

Hirohito was 57 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 30 when Hirohito died, aged 87.

Hirohito

Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989

Born 29 April 1901 · died 7 January 1989, aged 87

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. Hirohito
  4. Ronald Reagan
  5. Nelson Mandela
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Hirohito 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.