Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1006?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1006. 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. Avicenna23–28
  2. Ferdowsi66
  3. Al-Biruni33
  4. Ibn al-Haytham38–43
  5. Leif Erikson31–36
  6. Vladimir the Great47–52
  7. Cnut11–12
  8. Pope Leo IX4
  9. Pope Benedict VIII23–28
  10. Pope Gregory VI3–8
  11. Pope Clement II1
  12. Stephen I of Hungary28–33
  13. Pope Nicholas II6–16
  14. Pope John XIX28–33
  15. Pope Damasus II3–8
  16. Sei Shōnagon37–42
  17. Pope Sergius IV33–38
  18. Basil II47–48
  19. Bolesław I the Brave38–39
  20. Pope Sylvester III3–8
  21. Yaroslav the Wise27–28
  22. Mahmud of Ghazni35
  23. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor33
  24. Robert II of France34
  25. Al-Ma'arri32–33
  26. Guido of Arezzo11–16

Where the people alive in 1006 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1006. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list