Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1018?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1018. 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. Avicenna35–40
  2. Ferdowsi78
  3. Al-Biruni45
  4. Ibn al-Haytham50–55
  5. Leif Erikson43–48
  6. Cnut23–24
  7. Pope Leo IX16
  8. Pope Benedict VIII35–40
  9. Pope Gregory VI15–20
  10. Pope Clement II13
  11. Stephen I of Hungary40–45
  12. Pope Nicholas II18–28
  13. Pope John XIX40–45
  14. Pope Damasus II15–20
  15. Sei Shōnagon49–54
  16. Basil II59–60
  17. Bolesław I the Brave50–51
  18. Pope Sylvester III15–20
  19. Yaroslav the Wise39–40
  20. Mahmud of Ghazni47
  21. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor45
  22. Henry I of France10
  23. Robert II of France46
  24. Al-Ma'arri44–45
  25. Guido of Arezzo23–28
  26. Harald Hardrada1–6

Where the people alive in 1018 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1018. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list