Who Was Alive

Were Pope John XIX and William the Conqueror alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John XIX and William the Conqueror were alive at the same time, from 1027–1028 to 1032.

Pope John XIX

Pope John XIX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 975 · died October 1032

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror

Monarch of England

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Pope John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  7. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  8. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111

Pope John XIX and William the Conqueror 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 John XIX and William the Conqueror were born

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