Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1086?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 1086. 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 Khayyam35–40
  2. Al-Ghazali27–32
  3. William the Conqueror57–59
  4. Peter Abelard7
  5. Pope Urban II48–53
  6. Anselm of Canterbury50–55
  7. Henry I of England15–20
  8. Pope Callixtus II18–23
  9. Pope Paschal II26–36
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon25–26
  11. Alexios I Komnenos38
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor36
  13. Pope Victor III56–61
  14. Pope Gelasius II16–26
  15. Anna Komnene3
  16. Louis VI of France5
  17. Philip I of France34
  18. Shen Kuo54–55
  19. Abdul Qadir Gilani7–8

Where the people alive in 1086 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 1086. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list