Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyám and Bernard of Clairvaux alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyám and Bernard of Clairvaux were alive at the same time, from c. 1091 to 1131.

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Bernard of Clairvaux

Burgundian saint, abbot and theologian

Born c. 1091 · died 20 August 1153

  1. William the Conqueror
  2. Omar Khayyám
  3. Al-Ghazali
  4. Bernard of Clairvaux
  5. Hildegard of Bingen
  6. Averroes
  7. Zhu Xi
  8. Saladin
Omar Khayyám and Bernard of Clairvaux in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.