Who Was Alive

Were Dante Alighieri and William of Ockham alive at the same time?

Yes. Dante Alighieri and William of Ockham were alive at the same time, from 1287–1288 to 1321.

Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

William of Ockham

English Franciscan friar and theologian

Born 1287–1288 · died c. 1349

  1. Rumi
  2. Thomas Aquinas
  3. Marco Polo
  4. Dante Alighieri
  5. William of Ockham
  6. Ibn Battuta
  7. Petrarch
  8. Ibn Khaldun
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer
Dante Alighieri and William of Ockham 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.