Who Was Alive

Were Michael Jackson and Kim Jong-un alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Jackson and Kim Jong-un were alive at the same time for 25 years, from 1984 to 2009.

Michael Jackson was 25 when Kim Jong-un was born.

Kim Jong-un was 25 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

Kim Jong-un

Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011

Born 8 January 1984 · living, 42 as of September 2026

  1. Ronald Reagan
  2. Nelson Mandela
  3. Donald Trump
  4. Vladimir Putin
  5. Michael Jackson
  6. Barack Obama
  7. Kim Jong-un
Michael Jackson and Kim Jong-un 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.