Who Was Alive

Were Orhan Pamuk and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Orhan Pamuk was 6 when Michael Jackson was born.

Orhan Pamuk was 57 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate

Born 7 June 1952 · living, 74 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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Orhan Pamuk 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.