Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Benedict VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Benedict VIII were alive at the same time, from c. AD 980 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Benedict VIII

Pope Benedict VIII

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 980 · died 15 April 1024

  1. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  4. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Ferdowsi and Pope Benedict VIII 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 Ferdowsi and Pope Benedict VIII were born

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