Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1051?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 1051. 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. Omar Khayyam0–5
  2. William the Conqueror22–24
  3. Pope Urban II13–18
  4. Anselm of Canterbury15–20
  5. Pope Leo IX49
  6. Pope Alexander II31–41
  7. Harold Godwinson25–31
  8. Pope Nicholas II51–61
  9. Alexios I Komnenos3
  10. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor1
  11. Pope Victor III21–26
  12. Pope Sylvester III48–53
  13. Yaroslav the Wise72–73
  14. Alp Arslan22
  15. Henry I of France43
  16. Al-Ma'arri77–78
  17. Shen Kuo19–20
  18. Anne of Kiev23–28
  19. Harald Hardrada34–39

Where the people alive in 1051 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 1051. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list