Who Was Alive

Were William the Conqueror and Omar Khayyám alive at the same time?

Yes. William the Conqueror and Omar Khayyám were alive at the same time, from 1045–1051 to 1087.

William the Conqueror

King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

  1. Ibn al-Haytham
  2. Al-Biruni
  3. Avicenna
  4. William the Conqueror
  5. Omar Khayyám
  6. Al-Ghazali
  7. Hildegard of Bingen
  8. Averroes
  9. Zhu Xi
William the Conqueror and Omar Khayyám 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.