Who Was Alive

Were Tarja Halonen and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Tarja Halonen was 14 when Michael Jackson was born.

Tarja Halonen was 65 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Tarja Halonen

President of Finland from 2000 to 2012

Born 24 December 1943 · living, 82 as of September 2026

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Tarja Halonen 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.