Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 988?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 988. 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. Avicenna5–10
  2. Ferdowsi48
  3. Al-Biruni15
  4. Ibn al-Haytham20–25
  5. Leif Erikson13–18
  6. Vladimir the Great29–34
  7. Hugh Capet47–48
  8. Pope Gregory V15–16
  9. Pope Benedict VIII5–10
  10. Stephen I of Hungary10–15
  11. Pope John XIX10–15
  12. Sei Shōnagon19–24
  13. Pope Sergius IV15–20
  14. Basil II29–30
  15. Bolesław I the Brave20–21
  16. Erik the Red35–40
  17. Yaroslav the Wise9–10
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni17
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor15
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor8
  21. Robert II of France16
  22. Al-Ma'arri14–15

Where the people alive in AD 988 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 988. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list