Who Was Alive

Were Pope Leo VIII and Ferdowsi alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Leo VIII and Ferdowsi were alive at the same time for 25 years, from AD 940 to AD 965.

Ferdowsi was 25 when Pope Leo VIII died.

Pope Leo VIII

Pope Leo VIII

Served as Pope

Born c. AD 915 · died 1–31 March AD 965

Ferdowsi

Ferdowsi

Poet

Born 3 January AD 940 · died c. 1020

  1. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  2. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951
  3. Otto the Great, AD 912 – AD 973
  4. Pope Leo VIII, c. AD 915 – AD 965
  5. Pope John XII, c. AD 937 – AD 964
  6. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  7. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  8. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  9. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  10. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037

Pope Leo VIII and Ferdowsi 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 VIII and Ferdowsi were born

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