Who was alive in 1080?
17 of the people we track were surely alive in 1080. 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.
Omar Khayyam29–34
Al-Ghazali21–26
William the Conqueror51–53
Peter Abelard1
Pope Urban II42–47
Anselm of Canterbury44–49
Henry I of England9–14
Pope Callixtus II12–17
Pope Paschal II20–30- Godfrey of Bouillon19–20
Alexios I Komnenos32- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor30
Pope Victor III50–55- Pope Gelasius II10–20
Philip I of France28
Shen Kuo48–49
Abdul Qadir Gilani1–2
Where the people alive in 1080 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Omar Khayyam: Nishapur
- Al-Ghazali: Tus
- William the Conqueror: Falaise
- Peter Abelard: Le Pallet
- Pope Urban II: Châtillon-sur-Marne
- Anselm of Canterbury: Aosta
- Henry I of England: Selby
- Pope Callixtus II: Quingey
- Pope Paschal II: Galeata
- Godfrey of Bouillon: Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Alexios I Komnenos: Constantinople
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor: Imperial Palace of Goslar
- Pope Victor III: Benevento
- Pope Gelasius II: Gaeta
- Philip I of France: Champagne-et-Fontaine
- Shen Kuo: Qiantang County
- Abdul Qadir Gilani: Gilan Province