Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1009?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1009. 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. Avicenna26–31
  2. Ferdowsi69
  3. Al-Biruni36
  4. Ibn al-Haytham41–46
  5. Leif Erikson34–39
  6. Vladimir the Great50–55
  7. Cnut14–15
  8. Pope Leo IX7
  9. Pope Benedict VIII26–31
  10. Pope Gregory VI6–11
  11. Pope Clement II4
  12. Stephen I of Hungary31–36
  13. Pope Nicholas II9–19
  14. Pope John XIX31–36
  15. Pope Damasus II6–11
  16. Sei Shōnagon40–45
  17. Pope Sergius IV36–41
  18. Basil II50–51
  19. Bolesław I the Brave41–42
  20. Pope Sylvester III6–11
  21. Yaroslav the Wise30–31
  22. Mahmud of Ghazni38
  23. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor36
  24. Henry I of France1
  25. Robert II of France37
  26. Al-Ma'arri35–36
  27. Guido of Arezzo14–19

Where the people alive in 1009 were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 1009. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list