Who was alive at the same time as George Michael?

English singer

George Michael lived 1963–2016. Here are the famous people whose lives overlapped with theirs.

Lived: 1963–2016
Lifespan: about 53 years
Born in, as it was then: East Finchley
On today’s map: United Kingdom

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When George Michael was born, Che Guevara was already about 35 years old.
George Michael and Salvador Dalí (Spanish artist) shared about 26 years on Earth, one born in the United Kingdom and the other in Spain.
Pelé outlived George Michael by about 6 years.

Famous contemporaries of George Michael

Rulers and commanders

Mao Zedong 1893–1976 · 13 yrs shared
Winston Churchill 1874–1965 · 2 yrs shared
Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 · 7 yrs shared
Francisco Franco 1892–1975 · 12 yrs shared
Fidel Castro 1926–2016 · 53 yrs shared
Saddam Hussein 1937–2006 · 43 yrs shared

Philosophers and scientists

Bertrand Russell 1872–1970 · 7 yrs shared
Michel Foucault 1926–1984 · 21 yrs shared
Karl Popper 1902–1994 · 31 yrs shared
Jean Piaget 1896–1980 · 17 yrs shared
John Forbes Nash Jr. 1928–2015 · 52 yrs shared
Stephen Hawking 1942–2018 · 53 yrs shared

Religion

Pope John Paul II 1920–2005 · 42 yrs shared

Writers and artists

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 · 10 yrs shared
Elvis Presley 1935–1977 · 14 yrs shared
Salvador Dalí 1904–1989 · 26 yrs shared
Le Corbusier 1887–1965 · 2 yrs shared
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905–1980 · 17 yrs shared
Jimi Hendrix 1942–1970 · 7 yrs shared

Explorers and others

Che Guevara 1928–1967 · 4 yrs shared
Martin Luther King Jr. 1929–1968 · 5 yrs shared
Walt Disney 1901–1966 · 3 yrs shared
Mother Teresa 1910–1997 · 34 yrs shared
Pelé 1940–2022 · 53 yrs shared
Nelson Mandela 1918–2013 · 50 yrs shared

Born within five years of George Michael

Michael Jackson (1958) · Johnny Depp (1963) · Brad Pitt (1963) · Barack Obama (1961) · Madonna (1958) · Tim Burton (1958) · Diego Maradona (1960) · Tom Cruise (1962)

About George Michael

George Michael was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael has been widely recognised as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. The Radio Academy named him the most played artist on British radio during the period 1984–2004.

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