Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1098?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in 1098. 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 Khayyam47–52
  2. Al-Ghazali39–44
  3. Peter Abelard19
  4. Pope Urban II60–65
  5. Anselm of Canterbury62–67
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux4–9
  7. Henry I of England27–32
  8. Pope Callixtus II30–35
  9. Pope Paschal II38–48
  10. Godfrey of Bouillon37–38
  11. Alexios I Komnenos50
  12. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor48
  13. Pope Gelasius II28–38
  14. Anna Komnene15
  15. Stephen, King of England3
  16. Louis VI of France17
  17. Philip I of France46
  18. Abdul Qadir Gilani19–20

Where the people alive in 1098 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in 1098. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list