Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1052?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 1052. 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.

Born in 1052: Philip I of France.

  1. Omar Khayyam1–6
  2. William the Conqueror23–25
  3. Pope Urban II14–19
  4. Anselm of Canterbury16–21
  5. Pope Leo IX50
  6. Pope Alexander II32–42
  7. Harold Godwinson26–32
  8. Pope Nicholas II52–62
  9. Alexios I Komnenos4
  10. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor2
  11. Pope Victor III22–27
  12. Pope Sylvester III49–54
  13. Yaroslav the Wise73–74
  14. Alp Arslan23
  15. Henry I of France44
  16. Philip I of Franceborn
  17. Al-Ma'arri78–79
  18. Shen Kuo20–21
  19. Anne of Kiev24–29
  20. Harald Hardrada35–40

Where the people alive in 1052 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 1052. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list