Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1016?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1016. 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. Avicenna33–38
  2. Ferdowsi76
  3. Al-Biruni43
  4. Ibn al-Haytham48–53
  5. Leif Erikson41–46
  6. Cnut21–22
  7. Pope Leo IX14
  8. Pope Benedict VIII33–38
  9. Pope Gregory VI13–18
  10. Pope Clement II11
  11. Stephen I of Hungary38–43
  12. Pope Nicholas II16–26
  13. Pope John XIX38–43
  14. Pope Damasus II13–18
  15. Sei Shōnagon47–52
  16. Basil II57–58
  17. Bolesław I the Brave48–49
  18. Pope Sylvester III13–18
  19. Yaroslav the Wise37–38
  20. Mahmud of Ghazni45
  21. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor43
  22. Henry I of France8
  23. Robert II of France44
  24. Al-Ma'arri42–43
  25. Guido of Arezzo21–26

Where the people alive in 1016 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1016. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list