Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyam and Pope Gregory VIII alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Gregory VIII were alive at the same time, from 1100s to 1131.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Gregory VIII

Pope Gregory VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1100s · died 17 December 1187

  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 Gregory VIII, 1100s – 1187
  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 Gregory VIII 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 Gregory VIII were born

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