Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1021?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1021. 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. Avicenna38–43
  2. Al-Biruni48
  3. Ibn al-Haytham53–58
  4. Cnut26–27
  5. Pope Leo IX19
  6. Pope Alexander II1–11
  7. Pope Benedict VIII38–43
  8. Pope Gregory VI18–23
  9. Pope Clement II16
  10. Stephen I of Hungary43–48
  11. Pope Nicholas II21–31
  12. Pope John XIX43–48
  13. Pope Damasus II18–23
  14. Sei Shōnagon52–57
  15. Basil II62–63
  16. Bolesław I the Brave53–54
  17. Pope Sylvester III18–23
  18. Yaroslav the Wise42–43
  19. Mahmud of Ghazni50
  20. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor48
  21. Henry I of France13
  22. Robert II of France49
  23. Al-Ma'arri47–48
  24. Guido of Arezzo26–31
  25. Harald Hardrada4–9

Where the people alive in 1021 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1021. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list