Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1011?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1011. 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. Avicenna28–33
  2. Ferdowsi71
  3. Al-Biruni38
  4. Ibn al-Haytham43–48
  5. Leif Erikson36–41
  6. Vladimir the Great52–57
  7. Cnut16–17
  8. Pope Leo IX9
  9. Pope Benedict VIII28–33
  10. Pope Gregory VI8–13
  11. Pope Clement II6
  12. Stephen I of Hungary33–38
  13. Pope Nicholas II11–21
  14. Pope John XIX33–38
  15. Pope Damasus II8–13
  16. Sei Shōnagon42–47
  17. Pope Sergius IV38–43
  18. Basil II52–53
  19. Bolesław I the Brave43–44
  20. Pope Sylvester III8–13
  21. Yaroslav the Wise32–33
  22. Mahmud of Ghazni40
  23. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor38
  24. Henry I of France3
  25. Robert II of France39
  26. Al-Ma'arri37–38
  27. Guido of Arezzo16–21

Where the people alive in 1011 were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 1011. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list