Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 985?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 985. 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. Avicenna2–7
  2. Ferdowsi45
  3. Al-Biruni12
  4. Ibn al-Haytham17–22
  5. Leif Erikson10–15
  6. Vladimir the Great26–31
  7. Hugh Capet44–45
  8. Pope Gregory V12–13
  9. Pope Benedict VIII2–7
  10. Stephen I of Hungary7–12
  11. Pope John XIX7–12
  12. Sei Shōnagon16–21
  13. Pope Sergius IV12–17
  14. Basil II26–27
  15. Bolesław I the Brave17–18
  16. Erik the Red32–37
  17. Yaroslav the Wise6–7
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni14
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor12
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor5
  21. Robert II of France13
  22. Al-Ma'arri11–12

Where the people alive in AD 985 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 985. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list