Who Was Alive

Were Pope Sylvester III and Omar Khayyam alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Sylvester III and Omar Khayyam were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1060–1069.

Pope Sylvester III

Pope Sylvester III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. 1000 · died 1060–1069

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  3. Pope Sylvester III, c. 1000 – c. 1065
  4. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  5. Omar Khayyam, c. 1049 – 1131
  6. Al-Ghazali, c. 1057 – 1111
  7. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  8. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  9. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200

Pope Sylvester III 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 Sylvester III and Omar Khayyam were born

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