Who Was Alive

Were Anselm of Canterbury and Omar Khayyám alive at the same time?

Yes. Anselm of Canterbury and Omar Khayyám were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1109.

Anselm of Canterbury

11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologian

Born c. 1033 · died 21–28 April 1109

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Avicenna
  2. William the Conqueror
  3. Anselm of Canterbury
  4. Omar Khayyám
  5. Al-Ghazali
  6. Hildegard of Bingen
  7. Averroes
  8. Zhu Xi
Anselm of Canterbury and Omar Khayyám 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.