Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 987?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 987. 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. Avicenna4–9
  2. Ferdowsi47
  3. Al-Biruni14
  4. Ibn al-Haytham19–24
  5. Leif Erikson12–17
  6. Vladimir the Great28–33
  7. Hugh Capet46–47
  8. Pope Gregory V14–15
  9. Pope Benedict VIII4–9
  10. Stephen I of Hungary9–14
  11. Pope John XIX9–14
  12. Sei Shōnagon18–23
  13. Pope Sergius IV14–19
  14. Basil II28–29
  15. Bolesław I the Brave19–20
  16. Erik the Red34–39
  17. Yaroslav the Wise8–9
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni16
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor14
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor7
  21. Robert II of France15
  22. Al-Ma'arri13–14

Where the people alive in AD 987 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 987. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list