Who Was Alive

Were Muhammad and Pope Agatho alive at the same time?

Yes. Muhammad and Pope Agatho were alive at the same time for 57 or 58 years, from AD 574 to AD 632.

Muhammad was 2 or 3 when Pope Agatho was born.

Pope Agatho was 57 or 58 when Muhammad died, aged 61.

Muhammad

Muhammad

Prophet

Born 20 April AD 571 · died 8 June AD 632, aged 61

Pope Agatho

Pope Agatho

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 574 · died 10 January AD 681, aged 106 or 107

  1. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604
  2. Muhammad, AD 571 – AD 632
  3. Abu Bakr, c. AD 573 – AD 634
  4. Pope Agatho, AD 574 – AD 681
  5. Umar, c. AD 586 – AD 644
  6. Brahmagupta, c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  7. Ali, AD 599 – AD 661

Muhammad and Pope Agatho 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.

Challenge a friend with this question Compare Muhammad with someone else

Events both lived through

  • The Hijrah AD 622Muhammad was 51; Pope Agatho was 47 or 48
  • Battle of Badr AD 624Muhammad was 52; Pope Agatho was 49 or 50

Where Muhammad and Pope Agatho were born

Muhammad and Pope Agatho are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list