Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope Gregory V alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Gregory V were alive at the same time for 26 or 27 years, from AD 972 to AD 999.

Ferdowsi was 31 or 32 when Pope Gregory V was born.

Ferdowsi was 59 when Pope Gregory V died, aged 26 or 27.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Gregory V

Pope Gregory V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 972 · died 23 February AD 999, aged 26 or 27

  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. Pope Gregory V, AD 972 – AD 999
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Ferdowsi and Pope Gregory V 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 Gregory V were born

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