Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1085?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 1085. 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 Khayyam34–39
  2. Al-Ghazali26–31
  3. William the Conqueror56–58
  4. Peter Abelard6
  5. Pope Urban II47–52
  6. Anselm of Canterbury49–54
  7. Henry I of England14–19
  8. Pope Callixtus II17–22
  9. Pope Paschal II25–35
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon24–25
  11. Alexios I Komnenos37
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor35
  13. Pope Victor III55–60
  14. Pope Gelasius II15–25
  15. Anna Komnene2
  16. Louis VI of France4
  17. Philip I of France33
  18. Shen Kuo53–54
  19. Abdul Qadir Gilani6–7

Where the people alive in 1085 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 1085. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list