Who Was Alive

Were Pope Leo IX and Omar Khayyam alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Leo IX and Omar Khayyam were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1054.

Pope Leo IX

Pope Leo IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 21 June 1002 · died 19 April 1054, aged 51

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  3. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  4. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  5. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  6. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  7. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  8. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  9. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  10. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Pope Leo IX and Omar Khayyam 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 Leo IX and Omar Khayyam were born

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