Who Was Alive

Were Pope John XXI and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John XXI and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1277.

Pope John XXI

Pope John XXI

Politician who served as Pope

Born 1209–1215 · died 20 May 1277

Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri

Poet and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  2. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  3. Pope John XXI, c. 1213 – 1277
  4. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  5. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  6. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  7. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  8. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374

Pope John XXI and Dante Alighieri 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 XXI and Dante Alighieri were born

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