Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1007?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1007. 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. Avicenna24–29
  2. Ferdowsi67
  3. Al-Biruni34
  4. Ibn al-Haytham39–44
  5. Leif Erikson32–37
  6. Vladimir the Great48–53
  7. Cnut12–13
  8. Pope Leo IX5
  9. Pope Benedict VIII24–29
  10. Pope Gregory VI4–9
  11. Pope Clement II2
  12. Stephen I of Hungary29–34
  13. Pope Nicholas II7–17
  14. Pope John XIX29–34
  15. Pope Damasus II4–9
  16. Sei Shōnagon38–43
  17. Pope Sergius IV34–39
  18. Basil II48–49
  19. Bolesław I the Brave39–40
  20. Pope Sylvester III4–9
  21. Yaroslav the Wise28–29
  22. Mahmud of Ghazni36
  23. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor34
  24. Robert II of France35
  25. Al-Ma'arri33–34
  26. Guido of Arezzo12–17

Where the people alive in 1007 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1007. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list