Who Was Alive

Were Marco Polo and William of Ockham alive at the same time?

Yes. Marco Polo and William of Ockham were alive at the same time, from 1287–1288 to 1324.

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

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

William of Ockham

English Franciscan friar and theologian

Born 1287–1288 · died c. 1349

  1. Rumi
  2. Thomas Aquinas
  3. Marco Polo
  4. Dante Alighieri
  5. William of Ockham
  6. Ibn Battuta
  7. Petrarch
  8. Ibn Khaldun
  9. Geoffrey Chaucer
Marco Polo and William of Ockham 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.