Who Was Alive

Were Harold Godwinson and Omar Khayyam alive at the same time?

Yes. Harold Godwinson and Omar Khayyam were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1066.

Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson

Monarch of England

Born 1020–1026 · died 14 October 1066

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  2. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  3. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  4. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  6. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  8. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  9. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Harold Godwinson and Omar Khayyam 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 Harold Godwinson and Omar Khayyam were born

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