Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 986?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 986. 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. Avicenna3–8
  2. Ferdowsi46
  3. Al-Biruni13
  4. Ibn al-Haytham18–23
  5. Leif Erikson11–16
  6. Vladimir the Great27–32
  7. Hugh Capet45–46
  8. Pope Gregory V13–14
  9. Pope Benedict VIII3–8
  10. Stephen I of Hungary8–13
  11. Pope John XIX8–13
  12. Sei Shōnagon17–22
  13. Pope Sergius IV13–18
  14. Basil II27–28
  15. Bolesław I the Brave18–19
  16. Erik the Red33–38
  17. Yaroslav the Wise7–8
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni15
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor13
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor6
  21. Robert II of France14
  22. Al-Ma'arri12–13

Where the people alive in AD 986 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 986. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list