Who Was Alive

Were Ho Chi Minh and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Ho Chi Minh and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 11 years, from 1958 to 1969.

Ho Chi Minh was 68 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 11 when Ho Chi Minh died, aged 79.

Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese communist leader, founder of North Vietnam

Born 19 May 1890 · died 2 September 1969, aged 79

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