Who Was Alive

Were William the Conqueror and Al-Ghazali alive at the same time?

Yes. William the Conqueror and Al-Ghazali were alive at the same time, from 1053–1059 to 1087.

William the Conqueror

King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087

Born 1027–1028 · died 9 September 1087

Al-Ghazali

Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic

Born 1053–1059 · died 19 December 1111

  1. Ibn al-Haytham
  2. Al-Biruni
  3. Avicenna
  4. William the Conqueror
  5. Urban II
  6. Omar Khayyám
  7. Al-Ghazali
  8. Peter Abelard
  9. Hildegard of Bingen
William the Conqueror and Al-Ghazali 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.