Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1017?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1017. 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. Avicenna34–39
  2. Ferdowsi77
  3. Al-Biruni44
  4. Ibn al-Haytham49–54
  5. Leif Erikson42–47
  6. Cnut22–23
  7. Pope Leo IX15
  8. Pope Benedict VIII34–39
  9. Pope Gregory VI14–19
  10. Pope Clement II12
  11. Stephen I of Hungary39–44
  12. Pope Nicholas II17–27
  13. Pope John XIX39–44
  14. Pope Damasus II14–19
  15. Sei Shōnagon48–53
  16. Basil II58–59
  17. Bolesław I the Brave49–50
  18. Pope Sylvester III14–19
  19. Yaroslav the Wise38–39
  20. Mahmud of Ghazni46
  21. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor44
  22. Henry I of France9
  23. Robert II of France45
  24. Al-Ma'arri43–44
  25. Guido of Arezzo22–27
  26. Harald Hardrada0–5

Where the people alive in 1017 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1017. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list