Who Was Alive

Were Thabo Mbeki and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Thabo Mbeki was 16 when Michael Jackson was born.

Thabo Mbeki was 67 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Thabo Mbeki

President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008

Born 18 June 1942 · living, 84 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. Adolf Hitler
  3. Ronald Reagan
  4. Nelson Mandela
  5. Thabo Mbeki
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Thabo Mbeki 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.