Who Was Alive

Were J. M. Coetzee and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. J. M. Coetzee and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

J. M. Coetzee was 18 when Michael Jackson was born.

J. M. Coetzee was 69 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

J. M. Coetzee

South African and Australian writer and scholar

Born 9 February 1940 · living, 86 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
J. M. Coetzee 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.