Who Was Alive

Were Michael Jackson and Arundhati Roy alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Jackson and Arundhati Roy were alive at the same time for 47 years, from 1961 to 2009.

Michael Jackson was 3 when Arundhati Roy was born.

Arundhati Roy was 47 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

Born 24 November 1961 · living, 64 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Arundhati Roy
Michael Jackson and Arundhati Roy 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.