Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyám and Frederick Barbarossa alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyám and Frederick Barbarossa were alive at the same time for 8 or 9 years, from 1122 to 1131.

Frederick Barbarossa was 8 or 9 when Omar Khayyám died.

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Frederick Barbarossa

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190

Born December 1122 · died 10–17 June 1190, aged 67

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