Who Was Alive

Were Valentina Tereshkova and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

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

Valentina Tereshkova was 21 when Michael Jackson was born.

Valentina Tereshkova was 72 when Michael Jackson died, aged 50.

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

Born 6 March 1937 · living, 89 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. Valentina Tereshkova
  6. Donald Trump
  7. Vladimir Putin
  8. Michael Jackson
  9. Barack Obama
Valentina Tereshkova 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.