Who Was Alive

Were Pope Benedict V and Ferdowsi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Benedict V and Ferdowsi were alive at the same time for 25 years, from AD 940 to AD 965.

Ferdowsi was 25 when Pope Benedict V died.

Pope Benedict V

Pope Benedict V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 900 · died 4 July AD 965

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Pope Benedict V, c. AD 900 – AD 965
  4. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  8. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  9. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  10. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Pope Benedict V and Ferdowsi 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 Pope Benedict V and Ferdowsi were born

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