Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1055?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1055. 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 Khayyam4–9
  2. William the Conqueror26–28
  3. Pope Urban II17–22
  4. Anselm of Canterbury19–24
  5. Pope Alexander II35–45
  6. Harold Godwinson29–35
  7. Pope Nicholas II55–65
  8. Alexios I Komnenos7
  9. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor5
  10. Pope Victor III25–30
  11. Pope Sylvester III52–57
  12. Alp Arslan26
  13. Henry I of France47
  14. Philip I of France3
  15. Al-Ma'arri81–82
  16. Shen Kuo23–24
  17. Anne of Kiev27–32
  18. Harald Hardrada38–43

Where the people alive in 1055 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1055. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list