Who Was Alive

Were Mahmoud Abbas and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Mahmoud Abbas was 22 when Michael Jackson was born.

Mahmoud Abbas was 73 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Mahmoud Abbas

President of the Palestinian Authority since 2005

Born 15 November 1935 · living, 90 as of September 2026

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. Mahmoud Abbas
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Mahmoud Abbas 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.