Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope Victor III and Omar Khayyam were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1087.

Pope Victor III

Pope Victor III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born 1024–1029 · died 16 September 1087

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam

Mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  2. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  3. Pope Victor III, c. 1028 – 1087
  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 Victor 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 Victor III and Omar Khayyam were born

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