Who Was Alive

Were Avicenna and Cnut alive at the same time?

Yes. Avicenna and Cnut were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from AD 994 to 1035.

Avicenna

Avicenna

Polymath and physician

Born AD 977–983 · died 18 June 1037

Cnut

Cnut

Monarch of Norway

Born AD 994 · died 12 November 1035, aged 40 or 41

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Avicenna and Cnut in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Avicenna and Cnut were born

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