Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1097?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1097. 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 Khayyam46–51
  2. Al-Ghazali38–43
  3. Peter Abelard18
  4. Pope Urban II59–64
  5. Anselm of Canterbury61–66
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux3–8
  7. Henry I of England26–31
  8. Pope Callixtus II29–34
  9. Pope Paschal II37–47
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon36–37
  11. Alexios I Komnenos49
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor47
  13. Pope Gelasius II27–37
  14. Anna Komnene14
  15. Stephen, King of England2
  16. Louis VI of France16
  17. Philip I of France45
  18. Abdul Qadir Gilani18–19

Where the people alive in 1097 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1097. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list