Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope John XXII and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 69 years, from 1254 to 1324.

Pope John XXII was 9 or 10 when Marco Polo was born.

Pope John XXII was 79 or 80 when Marco Polo died, aged 69.

Pope John XXII

Pope John XXII

French Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1244 · died 4 December 1334, aged 89 or 90

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant

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

  1. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  2. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274
  3. Pope John XXII, 1244 – 1334
  4. Marco Polo, 1254 – 1324
  5. Dante Alighieri, c. 1265 – 1321
  6. Ibn Battuta, 1304 – c. 1368
  7. Petrarch, 1304 – 1374
  8. Ibn Khaldun, c. 1332 – c. 1406

Pope John XXII 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 XXII and Marco Polo were born

Pope John XXII and Marco Polo are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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