Who Was Alive

Were Noam Chomsky and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Noam Chomsky was 29 when Michael Jackson was born.

Noam Chomsky was 80 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist

Born 7 December 1928 · living, 97 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. Noam Chomsky
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Noam Chomsky 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.