Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 989?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 989. 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. Avicenna6–11
  2. Ferdowsi49
  3. Al-Biruni16
  4. Ibn al-Haytham21–26
  5. Leif Erikson14–19
  6. Vladimir the Great30–35
  7. Hugh Capet48–49
  8. Pope Gregory V16–17
  9. Pope Benedict VIII6–11
  10. Stephen I of Hungary11–16
  11. Pope John XIX11–16
  12. Sei Shōnagon20–25
  13. Pope Sergius IV16–21
  14. Basil II30–31
  15. Bolesław I the Brave21–22
  16. Erik the Red36–41
  17. Yaroslav the Wise10–11
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni18
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor16
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor9
  21. Robert II of France17
  22. Al-Ma'arri15–16

Where the people alive in AD 989 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 989. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list