Who Was Alive

Were J. Robert Oppenheimer and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. J. Robert Oppenheimer and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 8 years, from 1958 to 1967.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was 54 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 8 when J. Robert Oppenheimer died, aged 62.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist

Born 22 April 1904 · died 18 February 1967, aged 62

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