Who Was Alive

Were Saddam Hussein and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Saddam Hussein and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 48 years, from 1958 to 2006.

Saddam Hussein was 21 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 48 when Saddam Hussein died, aged 69.

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003

Born 28 April 1937 · died 30 December 2006, aged 69

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. Saddam Hussein
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Saddam Hussein 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.