Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1068?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 1068. 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 Khayyam17–22
  2. Al-Ghazali9–14
  3. William the Conqueror39–41
  4. Pope Urban II30–35
  5. Anselm of Canterbury32–37
  6. Pope Alexander II48–58
  7. Pope Callixtus II0–5
  8. Pope Paschal II8–18
  9. Godfrey of Bouillon7–8
  10. Alexios I Komnenos20
  11. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor18
  12. Pope Victor III38–43
  13. Alp Arslan39
  14. Philip I of France16
  15. Shen Kuo36–37
  16. Anne of Kiev40–45

Where the people alive in 1068 were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 1068. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (15 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list