Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1059?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1059. 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 Khayyam8–13
  2. Al-Ghazali0–5
  3. William the Conqueror30–32
  4. Pope Urban II21–26
  5. Anselm of Canterbury23–28
  6. Pope Alexander II39–49
  7. Harold Godwinson33–39
  8. Pope Nicholas II59–69
  9. Alexios I Komnenos11
  10. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor9
  11. Pope Victor III29–34
  12. Pope Sylvester III56–61
  13. Alp Arslan30
  14. Henry I of France51
  15. Philip I of France7
  16. Shen Kuo27–28
  17. Anne of Kiev31–36
  18. Harald Hardrada42–47

Where the people alive in 1059 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1059. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list