Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Marco Polo alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Marco Polo were alive at the same time for 19 years, from 1254 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas was 28 or 29 when Marco Polo was born.

Marco Polo was 19 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

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

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Francis of Assisi
  3. Rumi
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Thomas Aquinas and Marco Polo in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.