Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1130 to 1131.

Zhu Xi was 1 when Omar Khayyám died.

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Zhu Xi

Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty

Born 18 October 1130 · died 23 April 1200, aged 69

  1. William the Conqueror
  2. Omar Khayyám
  3. Al-Ghazali
  4. Hildegard of Bingen
  5. Averroes
  6. Zhu Xi
  7. Saladin
  8. Genghis Khan
  9. Francis of Assisi
Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi 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.