Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Pope Leo IX alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Pope Leo IX were alive at the same time for 34 years, from 1002 to 1037.

Pope Leo IX was 34 when Avicenna died.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Pope Leo IX

Pope Leo IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 21 June 1002 · died 19 April 1054, aged 51

  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. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  8. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131

Avicenna and Pope Leo IX 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 Pope Leo IX were born

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