Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1096?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1096. 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 Khayyam45–50
  2. Al-Ghazali37–42
  3. Peter Abelard17
  4. Pope Urban II58–63
  5. Anselm of Canterbury60–65
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux2–7
  7. Henry I of England25–30
  8. Pope Callixtus II28–33
  9. Pope Paschal II36–46
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon35–36
  11. Alexios I Komnenos48
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor46
  13. Pope Gelasius II26–36
  14. Anna Komnene13
  15. Stephen, King of England1
  16. Louis VI of France15
  17. Philip I of France44
  18. Abdul Qadir Gilani17–18

Where the people alive in 1096 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1096. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list