Who Was Alive

Were Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi alive at the same time?

Yes. Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi were alive at the same time for 1 years, from 1130 to 1131.

Zhu Xi was 1 when Omar Khayyám died.

Omar Khayyám

Persian mathematician and poet

Born 1045–1051 · died 4 December 1131

Zhu Xi

Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty

Born 18 October 1130 · died 23 April 1200, aged 69

Omar Khayyám and Zhu Xi 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.