Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1053?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 1053. 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 Khayyam2–7
  2. William the Conqueror24–26
  3. Pope Urban II15–20
  4. Anselm of Canterbury17–22
  5. Pope Leo IX51
  6. Pope Alexander II33–43
  7. Harold Godwinson27–33
  8. Pope Nicholas II53–63
  9. Alexios I Komnenos5
  10. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor3
  11. Pope Victor III23–28
  12. Pope Sylvester III50–55
  13. Yaroslav the Wise74–75
  14. Alp Arslan24
  15. Henry I of France45
  16. Philip I of France1
  17. Al-Ma'arri79–80
  18. Shen Kuo21–22
  19. Anne of Kiev25–30
  20. Harald Hardrada36–41

Where the people alive in 1053 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 1053. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list