Who Was Alive

Were Pol Pot and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Pol Pot and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 39 years, from 1958 to 1998.

Pol Pot was 33 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 39 when Pol Pot died, aged 72.

Pol Pot

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

Born 19 May 1925 · died 15 April 1998, aged 72

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. Pol Pot
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Pol Pot 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.