Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Pope Alexander III alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Alexander III were alive at the same time, from c. 1100 to 1131.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Alexander III

Pope Alexander III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1100 · died 30 August 1181

  1. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  2. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  3. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  4. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  5. Pope Alexander III, c. 1100 – 1181
  6. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  7. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227

Omar Khayyam and Pope Alexander III 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 Omar Khayyam and Pope Alexander III were born

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