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Stephen I of Hungary
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Stephen I of Hungary

Hungarian monarch

Born c. AD 975 · died 15 August 1038
Also known as Saint Stephen the King, St. Stephen the King

Who was alive at the same time as Stephen I of Hungary?

  1. Hugh Capet, AD 940 – AD 996
  2. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Vladimir the Great, c. AD 956 – 1015
  4. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  5. Sei Shōnagon, c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  6. Pope Sergius IV, c. AD 970 – 1012
  7. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  8. Pope Gregory V, AD 972 – AD 999
  9. Stephen I of Hungary, c. AD 975 – 1038
  10. Pope John XIX, c. AD 975 – 1032
  11. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  12. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  13. Pope Benedict VIII, c. AD 980 – 1024
  14. Pope Nicholas II, 990s – 1061
  15. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  16. Pope Gregory VI, c. 1000 – 1048
  17. Pope Damasus II, c. 1000 – 1048
  18. Pope Leo IX, 1002 – 1054
  19. Pope Clement II, 1005 – 1047
  20. Pope Alexander II, 1010s – 1073
  21. Harold Godwinson, c. 1023 – 1066
  22. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087
  23. Anselm of Canterbury, c. 1033 – 1109
  24. Pope Urban II, c. 1035 – 1099

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When Stephen I of Hungary died, Al-Biruni was 64, Pope Leo IX was 36, Pope Clement II was 32, Yaroslav the Wise was 59 or 60 and Alp Arslan was 9.

Born during Stephen I of Hungary’s lifetime: Avicenna, William the Conqueror, Pope Urban II, Anselm of Canterbury, Cnut, Pope Leo IX, Pope Alexander II and Harold Godwinson.

Not quite contemporaries: Omar Khayyam was born about 8 years after Stephen I of Hungary died, Pope John XII died about 9 years before Stephen I of Hungary was born, Pope Benedict V died about 8 years before Stephen I of Hungary was born and Pope Leo VIII died about 8 years before Stephen I of Hungary was born.

Where Stephen I of Hungary’s contemporaries were born

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The 41 best-known contemporaries

41 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Stephen I of Hungary. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 1008.

  1. Avicenna c. AD 981 – 1037
  2. Ferdowsi AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. William the Conqueror c. 1028 – 1087
  4. Al-Biruni AD 973 – 1048
  5. Ibn al-Haytham c. AD 965 – 1039
  6. Leif Erikson c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  7. Pope Urban II c. 1035 – 1099
  8. Anselm of Canterbury c. 1033 – 1109
  9. Vladimir the Great c. AD 956 – 1015
  10. Hugh Capet AD 940 – AD 996
  11. Pope Gregory V AD 972 – AD 999
  12. Cnut AD 994 – 1035
  13. Pope Leo IX 1002 – 1054
  14. Pope Alexander II 1010s – 1073
  15. Harold Godwinson c. 1023 – 1066
  16. Pope Benedict VIII c. AD 980 – 1024
  17. Pope Gregory VI c. 1000 – 1048
  18. Pope Clement II 1005 – 1047
  19. Pope Nicholas II 990s – 1061
  20. Pope John XIX c. AD 975 – 1032
  21. Pope Damasus II c. 1000 – 1048
  22. Sei Shōnagon c. AD 966 – c. 1025
  23. Pope Sergius IV c. AD 970 – 1012
  24. Basil II AD 958 – 1025
  25. Pope Victor III c. 1028 – 1087
  26. Bolesław I the Brave AD 967 – 1025
  27. Pope Sylvester III c. 1000 – c. 1065
  28. Erik the Red c. AD 950 – 1003
  29. Yaroslav the Wise AD 978 – 1054
  30. Alp Arslan 1029 – 1072
  31. Mahmud of Ghazni AD 971 – 1030
  32. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor AD 955 – AD 983
  33. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor AD 973 – 1024
  34. Henry I of France 1008 – 1060
  35. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor AD 980 – 1002
  36. Robert II of France AD 972 – 1031
  37. Al-Ma'arri AD 973 – 1057
  38. Guido of Arezzo c. AD 992 – 1050
  39. Shen Kuo 1031 – 1095
  40. Anne of Kiev c. 1025 – 1070s
  41. Harald Hardrada c. 1015 – 1066