Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 978?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 978. 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. Ferdowsi38
  2. Al-Biruni5
  3. Ibn al-Haytham10–15
  4. Leif Erikson3–8
  5. Vladimir the Great19–24
  6. Hugh Capet37–38
  7. Pope Gregory V5–6
  8. Stephen I of Hungary0–5
  9. Pope John XIX0–5
  10. Sei Shōnagon9–14
  11. Pope Sergius IV5–10
  12. Basil II19–20
  13. Bolesław I the Brave10–11
  14. Erik the Red25–30
  15. Mahmud of Ghazni7
  16. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor22–23
  17. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor5
  18. Robert II of France6
  19. Al-Ma'arri4–5

Where the people alive in AD 978 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in AD 978. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list