Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Clement II alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Clement II were alive at the same time, from 1005 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi was 65 when Pope Clement II was born.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Clement II

Pope Clement II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born October 1005 · died 9 October 1047, aged 41 or 42

  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. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Ferdowsi and Pope Clement II 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 Clement II were born

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