Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1116?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in 1116. 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 Khayyam65–70
  2. Hildegard of Bingen15–20
  3. Peter Abelard37
  4. Bernard of Clairvaux22–27
  5. Muhammad al-Idrisi3–8
  6. Pope Alexander III13–18
  7. Henry I of England45–50
  8. Pope Gregory VIII6–16
  9. Pope Callixtus II48–53
  10. Pope Celestine III9–10
  11. Pope Paschal II56–66
  12. Pope Lucius III5–6
  13. Alexios I Komnenos68
  14. Pope Gelasius II46–56
  15. Anna Komnene33
  16. Afonso I of Portugal4–9
  17. Geoffrey of Monmouth5–26
  18. Stephen, King of England21
  19. Empress Matilda12–16
  20. Louis VI of France35
  21. Abdul Qadir Gilani37–38

Where the people alive in 1116 were born

The 21 best known of those alive in 1116. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list