May 15, 1048
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: IMDb
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Omar Khayyám
Omar Khayyám has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists May 24, 1048 in Nishapur, Iran.
Born
May 24, 1048
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: December 11, 1131
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Nishapur, Iran, Hira, Iran
- Professions
- physicist, mathematician, philosopher, lyricist, poet, musician, astrologer, writer, astronomer
- Citizenship
- Seljuk Empire
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: May 24, 1048 (International Music Score Library Project; MacTutor History of Mathematics archive; Find a Grave; SNAC) or May 15, 1048 (IMDb).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about Omar Khayyám
- Birth name
- غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشاپوری
- Pseudonyms
- خیام
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Omar Khayyám born?
Omar Khayyám was born in Nishapur, Iran; Hira, Iran.
What was Omar Khayyám’s name at birth?
Omar Khayyám’s recorded birth name is غیاث الدین ابو الفتح عمر بن ابراهیم خیام نیشاپوری.
When did Omar Khayyám die?
Omar Khayyám died on December 11, 1131.