Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Celestine III were alive at the same time for 24 or 25 years, from 1106 to 1131.

Pope Celestine III was 24 or 25 when Omar Khayyam died.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Celestine III

Pope Celestine III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1106 · died 8 January 1198, aged 91 or 92

  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 Celestine III, 1106 – 1198
  6. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  7. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  8. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  9. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  10. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226

Omar Khayyam and Pope Celestine 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 Celestine III were born

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