Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1070?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in 1070. 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 Khayyam19–24
  2. Al-Ghazali11–16
  3. William the Conqueror41–43
  4. Pope Urban II32–37
  5. Anselm of Canterbury34–39
  6. Pope Alexander II50–60
  7. Pope Callixtus II2–7
  8. Pope Paschal II10–20
  9. Godfrey of Bouillon9–10
  10. Alexios I Komnenos22
  11. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor20
  12. Pope Victor III40–45
  13. Pope Gelasius II0–10
  14. Alp Arslan41
  15. Philip I of France18
  16. Shen Kuo38–39
  17. Anne of Kiev42–47

Where the people alive in 1070 were born

The 17 best known of those alive in 1070. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list