Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1054?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 1054. 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.

Died in 1054: Pope Leo IX and Yaroslav the Wise.

Events in 1054

  1. Omar Khayyam3–8
  2. William the Conqueror25–27
  3. Pope Urban II16–21
  4. Anselm of Canterbury18–23
  5. Pope Leo IX51 †
  6. Pope Alexander II34–44
  7. Harold Godwinson28–34
  8. Pope Nicholas II54–64
  9. Alexios I Komnenos6
  10. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor4
  11. Pope Victor III24–29
  12. Pope Sylvester III51–56
  13. Yaroslav the Wise75 or 76 †
  14. Alp Arslan25
  15. Henry I of France46
  16. Philip I of France2
  17. Al-Ma'arri80–81
  18. Shen Kuo22–23
  19. Anne of Kiev26–31
  20. Harald Hardrada37–42

Where the people alive in 1054 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 1054. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list