Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Ferdowsi and Pope Nicholas II were alive at the same time, from 990s to c. 1020.

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

Pope Nicholas II

Pope Nicholas II

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 990s · died 27 July 1061

  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 Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  8. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  9. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  10. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Ferdowsi and Pope Nicholas 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 Nicholas II were born

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