Who Was Alive

Were Ferdowsi and Pope John XIX alive at the same time?

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope John XIX were alive at the same time, from c. AD 975 to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope John XIX

Pope John XIX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 975 · died October 1032

  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 John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  6. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  7. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Ferdowsi and Pope John XIX 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 John XIX were born

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