Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1010?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1010. 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. Avicenna27–32
  2. Ferdowsi70
  3. Al-Biruni37
  4. Ibn al-Haytham42–47
  5. Leif Erikson35–40
  6. Vladimir the Great51–56
  7. Cnut15–16
  8. Pope Leo IX8
  9. Pope Benedict VIII27–32
  10. Pope Gregory VI7–12
  11. Pope Clement II5
  12. Stephen I of Hungary32–37
  13. Pope Nicholas II10–20
  14. Pope John XIX32–37
  15. Pope Damasus II7–12
  16. Sei Shōnagon41–46
  17. Pope Sergius IV37–42
  18. Basil II51–52
  19. Bolesław I the Brave42–43
  20. Pope Sylvester III7–12
  21. Yaroslav the Wise31–32
  22. Mahmud of Ghazni39
  23. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor37
  24. Henry I of France2
  25. Robert II of France38
  26. Al-Ma'arri36–37
  27. Guido of Arezzo15–20

Where the people alive in 1010 were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 1010. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list