Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1000?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 1000. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

  1. Avicenna17–22
  2. Ferdowsi60
  3. Al-Biruni27
  4. Ibn al-Haytham32–37
  5. Leif Erikson25–30
  6. Vladimir the Great41–46
  7. Cnut5–6
  8. Pope Benedict VIII17–22
  9. Stephen I of Hungary22–27
  10. Pope Nicholas II0–10
  11. Pope John XIX22–27
  12. Sei Shōnagon31–36
  13. Pope Sergius IV27–32
  14. Basil II41–42
  15. Bolesław I the Brave32–33
  16. Erik the Red47–52
  17. Yaroslav the Wise21–22
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni29
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor27
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor20
  21. Robert II of France28
  22. Al-Ma'arri26–27
  23. Guido of Arezzo5–10

Where the people alive in 1000 were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 1000. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list