Who Was Alive

Were Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Oprah Winfrey was 4 when Michael Jackson was born.

Oprah Winfrey was 55 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author

Born 29 January 1954 · living, 72 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Oprah Winfrey 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.