Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1087?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 1087. 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.

Died in 1087: William the Conqueror and Pope Victor III.

  1. Omar Khayyam36–41
  2. Al-Ghazali28–33
  3. William the Conqueror†
  4. Peter Abelard8
  5. Pope Urban II49–54
  6. Anselm of Canterbury51–56
  7. Henry I of England16–21
  8. Pope Callixtus II19–24
  9. Pope Paschal II27–37
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon26–27
  11. Alexios I Komnenos39
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor37
  13. Pope Victor III†
  14. Pope Gelasius II17–27
  15. Anna Komnene4
  16. Louis VI of France6
  17. Philip I of France35
  18. Shen Kuo55–56
  19. Abdul Qadir Gilani8–9

Where the people alive in 1087 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 1087. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list