Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1004?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1004. 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. Avicenna21–26
  2. Ferdowsi64
  3. Al-Biruni31
  4. Ibn al-Haytham36–41
  5. Leif Erikson29–34
  6. Vladimir the Great45–50
  7. Cnut9–10
  8. Pope Leo IX2
  9. Pope Benedict VIII21–26
  10. Pope Gregory VI1–6
  11. Stephen I of Hungary26–31
  12. Pope Nicholas II4–14
  13. Pope John XIX26–31
  14. Pope Damasus II1–6
  15. Sei Shōnagon35–40
  16. Pope Sergius IV31–36
  17. Basil II45–46
  18. Bolesław I the Brave36–37
  19. Pope Sylvester III1–6
  20. Yaroslav the Wise25–26
  21. Mahmud of Ghazni33
  22. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor31
  23. Robert II of France32
  24. Al-Ma'arri30–31
  25. Guido of Arezzo9–14

Where the people alive in 1004 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1004. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list