Who Was Alive

Were Tim Berners-Lee and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Tim Berners-Lee and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 50 years, from 1958 to 2009.

Tim Berners-Lee was 3 when Michael Jackson was born.

Tim Berners-Lee was 54 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist

Born 8 June 1955 · living, 71 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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Tim Berners-Lee 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.