Who Was Alive

Were Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was 4 when Michael Jackson was born.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was 55 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of Turkey since 2014

Born 26 February 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

  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Ronald Reagan
  3. Nelson Mandela
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Vladimir Putin
  6. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
  7. Michael Jackson
  8. Barack Obama
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 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.