Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1020?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1020. 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. Avicenna37–42
  2. Al-Biruni47
  3. Ibn al-Haytham52–57
  4. Cnut25–26
  5. Pope Leo IX18
  6. Pope Alexander II0–10
  7. Pope Benedict VIII37–42
  8. Pope Gregory VI17–22
  9. Pope Clement II15
  10. Stephen I of Hungary42–47
  11. Pope Nicholas II20–30
  12. Pope John XIX42–47
  13. Pope Damasus II17–22
  14. Sei Shōnagon51–56
  15. Basil II61–62
  16. Bolesław I the Brave52–53
  17. Pope Sylvester III17–22
  18. Yaroslav the Wise41–42
  19. Mahmud of Ghazni49
  20. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor47
  21. Henry I of France12
  22. Robert II of France48
  23. Al-Ma'arri46–47
  24. Guido of Arezzo25–30
  25. Harald Hardrada3–8

Where the people alive in 1020 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1020. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list