Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 979?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 979. 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. Ferdowsi39
  2. Al-Biruni6
  3. Ibn al-Haytham11–16
  4. Leif Erikson4–9
  5. Vladimir the Great20–25
  6. Hugh Capet38–39
  7. Pope Gregory V6–7
  8. Stephen I of Hungary1–6
  9. Pope John XIX1–6
  10. Sei Shōnagon10–15
  11. Pope Sergius IV6–11
  12. Basil II20–21
  13. Bolesław I the Brave11–12
  14. Erik the Red26–31
  15. Yaroslav the Wise0–1
  16. Mahmud of Ghazni8
  17. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor23–24
  18. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor6
  19. Robert II of France7
  20. Al-Ma'arri5–6

Where the people alive in AD 979 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in AD 979. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list