Who was born first, Jean-Michel Basquiat or Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson was born first, in 1958. Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in 1960.

Jean-Michel Basquiat & Michael Jackson

Did Jean-Michel Basquiat and Michael Jackson live at the same time?

Yes. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Michael Jackson lived at the same time for 28 years, from 1960 to 1988.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Jean-Michel Basquiat · Michael Jackson · Born in 1960 · Born in 1958

Jean-Michel Basquiat

1960–1988

Art

Neo-expressionist street art icon

Michael Jackson

1958–2009

Music

King of Pop, Thriller

19582009

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Michael Jackson

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Art

Born in Park Slope

Died in New York City

Michael Jackson

Music

Born in Gary

Died in Los Angeles

World Events During Their Overlap

1961 Berlin Wall constructed

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1964 Civil Rights Act signed in the United States

1969 Apollo 11: first humans walk on the Moon

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and independence

1973 1973 oil crisis

1975 Fall of Saigon; Vietnam War ends

1979 Iranian Revolution

1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

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Sources

Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Q155407) — Wikidata
Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
Michael Jackson (Q2831) — Wikidata