Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1039?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 1039. 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. William the Conqueror10–12
  2. Al-Biruni66
  3. Ibn al-Haytham71–76
  4. Pope Urban II1–6
  5. Anselm of Canterbury3–8
  6. Pope Leo IX37
  7. Pope Alexander II19–29
  8. Harold Godwinson13–19
  9. Pope Gregory VI36–41
  10. Pope Clement II34
  11. Pope Nicholas II39–49
  12. Pope Damasus II36–41
  13. Pope Victor III9–14
  14. Pope Sylvester III36–41
  15. Yaroslav the Wise60–61
  16. Alp Arslan10
  17. Henry I of France31
  18. Al-Ma'arri65–66
  19. Guido of Arezzo44–49
  20. Shen Kuo7–8
  21. Anne of Kiev11–16
  22. Harald Hardrada22–27

Where the people alive in 1039 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 1039. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list