Urban II
11th century pope and initiator of the Crusades
Born c. 1035 · died 29 July 1099
Who was alive at the same time as Urban II?
When Urban II died, Peter Abelard was 19 or 20.
Born during Urban II’s lifetime: Omar Khayyám, Al-Ghazali, Peter Abelard and Bernard of Clairvaux.
Not quite contemporaries: Ferdowsi died 10 years before Urban II was born, Leif Erikson died 10 years before Urban II was born and Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti was born 9 years after Urban II died.