Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri were alive at the same time, from c. 1265 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas

Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

Born 1225 · died 7 March 1274, aged 48 or 49

Dante Alighieri

Florentine poet, writer, and philosopher

Born c. 1265 · died 14 September 1321

  1. Genghis Khan
  2. Francis of Assisi
  3. Rumi
  4. Thomas Aquinas
  5. Marco Polo
  6. Dante Alighieri
  7. Ibn Battuta
  8. Petrarch
Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri 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.