Who Was Alive

Were Pope Gregory V and Al-Biruni alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Gregory V and Al-Biruni were alive at the same time for 25 years, from AD 973 to AD 999.

Pope Gregory V was about a year old when Al-Biruni was born.

Al-Biruni was 25 when Pope Gregory V died, aged 26 or 27.

Pope Gregory V

Pope Gregory V

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 972 · died 23 February AD 999, aged 26 or 27

Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni

Polymath

Born 4 September AD 973 · died 9 December 1048, aged 75

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Pope Gregory V, AD 972 – AD 999
  5. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  6. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Pope Gregory V and Al-Biruni 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 Gregory V and Al-Biruni were born

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