Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1001?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 1001. 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. Avicenna18–23
  2. Ferdowsi61
  3. Al-Biruni28
  4. Ibn al-Haytham33–38
  5. Leif Erikson26–31
  6. Vladimir the Great42–47
  7. Cnut6–7
  8. Pope Benedict VIII18–23
  9. Stephen I of Hungary23–28
  10. Pope Nicholas II1–11
  11. Pope John XIX23–28
  12. Sei Shōnagon32–37
  13. Pope Sergius IV28–33
  14. Basil II42–43
  15. Bolesław I the Brave33–34
  16. Erik the Red48–53
  17. Yaroslav the Wise22–23
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni30
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor28
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor21
  21. Robert II of France29
  22. Al-Ma'arri27–28
  23. Guido of Arezzo6–11

Where the people alive in 1001 were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 1001. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list