Who Was Alive

Were Michael Jackson and Petro Poroshenko alive at the same time?

Yes. Michael Jackson and Petro Poroshenko were alive at the same time for 43 years, from 1965 to 2009.

Michael Jackson was 7 when Petro Poroshenko was born.

Petro Poroshenko was 43 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

Petro Poroshenko

President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019

Born 26 September 1965 · living, 61 as of September 2026

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