Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 984?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 984. 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. Avicenna1–6
  2. Ferdowsi44
  3. Al-Biruni11
  4. Ibn al-Haytham16–21
  5. Leif Erikson9–14
  6. Vladimir the Great25–30
  7. Hugh Capet43–44
  8. Pope Gregory V11–12
  9. Pope Benedict VIII1–6
  10. Stephen I of Hungary6–11
  11. Pope John XIX6–11
  12. Sei Shōnagon15–20
  13. Pope Sergius IV11–16
  14. Basil II25–26
  15. Bolesław I the Brave16–17
  16. Erik the Red31–36
  17. Yaroslav the Wise5–6
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni13
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor11
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor4
  21. Robert II of France12
  22. Al-Ma'arri10–11

Where the people alive in AD 984 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 984. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list