Who Was Alive

Were Pope John XXI and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John XXI and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 22 years, from 1254 to 1277.

Marco Polo was 22 when Pope John XXI died.

Pope John XXI

Pope John XXI

Politician who served as Pope

Born 1209–1215 · died 20 May 1277

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

Born 15 September 1254 · died 8 January 1324, aged 69

  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 Marco Polo 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 Marco Polo were born

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