Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Gregory VI were alive at the same time, from c. 1000 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Gregory VI

Pope Gregory VI

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1000 · died 1048

  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 Gregory VI, c. 1000 – 1048
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Ferdowsi and Pope Gregory VI 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 VI were born

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