Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyám and Averroes alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyám and Averroes were alive at the same time for 5 years, from 1126 to 1131.

Averroes was 5 when Omar Khayyám died.

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Averroes

Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher

Born 14 April 1126 · died 10 December 1198, aged 72

  1. William the Conqueror
  2. Omar Khayyám
  3. Al-Ghazali
  4. Hildegard of Bingen
  5. Averroes
  6. Zhu Xi
  7. Saladin
  8. Genghis Khan
  9. Francis of Assisi
Omar Khayyám and Averroes 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.