Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1056?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1056. 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 Khayyam5–10
  2. William the Conqueror27–29
  3. Pope Urban II18–23
  4. Anselm of Canterbury20–25
  5. Pope Alexander II36–46
  6. Harold Godwinson30–36
  7. Pope Nicholas II56–66
  8. Alexios I Komnenos8
  9. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor6
  10. Pope Victor III26–31
  11. Pope Sylvester III53–58
  12. Alp Arslan27
  13. Henry I of France48
  14. Philip I of France4
  15. Al-Ma'arri82–83
  16. Shen Kuo24–25
  17. Anne of Kiev28–33
  18. Harald Hardrada39–44

Where the people alive in 1056 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1056. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list