Who Was Alive

Were Horst Köhler and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Horst Köhler was 15 when Michael Jackson was born.

Horst Köhler was 66 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

Born 22 February 1943 · died 1 February 2025, aged 81

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. Horst Köhler
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Horst Köhler 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.