Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 982?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 982. 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. Ferdowsi42
  2. Al-Biruni9
  3. Ibn al-Haytham14–19
  4. Leif Erikson7–12
  5. Vladimir the Great23–28
  6. Hugh Capet41–42
  7. Pope Gregory V9–10
  8. Stephen I of Hungary4–9
  9. Pope John XIX4–9
  10. Sei Shōnagon13–18
  11. Pope Sergius IV9–14
  12. Basil II23–24
  13. Bolesław I the Brave14–15
  14. Erik the Red29–34
  15. Yaroslav the Wise3–4
  16. Mahmud of Ghazni11
  17. Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor26–27
  18. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor9
  19. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor2
  20. Robert II of France10
  21. Al-Ma'arri8–9

Where the people alive in AD 982 were born

The 21 best known of those alive in AD 982. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list