Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Harold Godwinson alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Harold Godwinson were alive at the same time, from 1020–1026 to 1037.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson

Monarch of England

Born 1020–1026 · died 14 October 1066

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  9. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Avicenna and Harold Godwinson in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Avicenna and Harold Godwinson were born

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