Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1078?

15 of the people we track were surely alive in 1078. 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 Khayyam27–32
  2. Al-Ghazali19–24
  3. William the Conqueror49–51
  4. Pope Urban II40–45
  5. Anselm of Canterbury42–47
  6. Henry I of England7–12
  7. Pope Callixtus II10–15
  8. Pope Paschal II18–28
  9. Godfrey of Bouillon17–18
  10. Alexios I Komnenos30
  11. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor28
  12. Pope Victor III48–53
  13. Pope Gelasius II8–18
  14. Philip I of France26
  15. Shen Kuo46–47

Where the people alive in 1078 were born

The 15 best known of those alive in 1078. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (15 of 15 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list