Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Omar Khayyam and Pope Lucius III were alive at the same time for 20 or 21 years, from 1110 to 1131.

Pope Lucius III was 20 or 21 when Omar Khayyam died.

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Pope Lucius III

Pope Lucius III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1110 · died 25 November 1185, aged 74 or 75

  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 Lucius III, 1110 – 1185
  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 Lucius 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 Lucius III were born

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