Who Was Alive

Were Sidney Poitier and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Sidney Poitier was 31 when Michael Jackson was born.

Sidney Poitier was 82 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Sidney Poitier

Bahamian and American actor and diplomat

Born 20 February 1927 · died 6 January 2022, aged 94

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

Born 29 August 1958 · died 25 June 2009, aged 50

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Sidney Poitier 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.