Who Was Alive

Were Pope Francis and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Pope Francis was 21 when Michael Jackson was born.

Pope Francis was 72 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025

Born 17 December 1936 · died 21 April 2025, aged 88

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. Pope Francis
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Pope Francis 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.