Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 981?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 981. 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. Ferdowsi41
  2. Al-Biruni8
  3. Ibn al-Haytham13–18
  4. Leif Erikson6–11
  5. Vladimir the Great22–27
  6. Hugh Capet40–41
  7. Pope Gregory V8–9
  8. Stephen I of Hungary3–8
  9. Pope John XIX3–8
  10. Sei Shōnagon12–17
  11. Pope Sergius IV8–13
  12. Basil II22–23
  13. Bolesław I the Brave13–14
  14. Erik the Red28–33
  15. Yaroslav the Wise2–3
  16. Mahmud of Ghazni10
  17. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor25–26
  18. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor8
  19. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor1
  20. Robert II of France9
  21. Al-Ma'arri7–8

Where the people alive in AD 981 were born

The 21 best known of those alive in AD 981. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list