Who Was Alive

Were Thomas Aquinas and Osman I alive at the same time?

Yes. Thomas Aquinas and Osman I were alive at the same time for 15 years, from 1258 to 1274.

Thomas Aquinas was 32 or 33 when Osman I was born.

Osman I was 15 when Thomas Aquinas died, aged 48 or 49.

Thomas Aquinas

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

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

Osman I

Founder of the Ottoman Empire

Born 23 August 1258 · died 1 August 1326, aged 67

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