Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1120?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 1120. 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 Khayyam69–74
  2. Hildegard of Bingen19–24
  3. Peter Abelard41
  4. Bernard of Clairvaux26–31
  5. Muhammad al-Idrisi7–12
  6. Pope Alexander III17–22
  7. Henry I of England49–54
  8. Pope Gregory VIII10–20
  9. Pope Callixtus II52–57
  10. Pope Celestine III13–14
  11. Pope Lucius III9–10
  12. Manuel I Komnenos2
  13. Anna Komnene37
  14. Afonso I of Portugal8–13
  15. Geoffrey of Monmouth9–30
  16. Stephen, King of England25
  17. Empress Matilda16–20
  18. Louis VI of France39
  19. Bhāskara II3–8
  20. Abdul Qadir Gilani41–42

Where the people alive in 1120 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 1120. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list