Who Was Alive

Were Yasunari Kawabata and Michael Jackson alive at the same time?

Yes. Yasunari Kawabata and Michael Jackson were alive at the same time for 13 years, from 1958 to 1972.

Yasunari Kawabata was 59 when Michael Jackson was born.

Michael Jackson was 13 when Yasunari Kawabata died, aged 72.

Yasunari Kawabata

Japanese novelist

Born 11 June 1899 · died 16 April 1972, aged 72

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer

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

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Yasunari Kawabata 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.