Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 990?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 990. 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. Avicenna7–12
  2. Ferdowsi50
  3. Al-Biruni17
  4. Ibn al-Haytham22–27
  5. Leif Erikson15–20
  6. Vladimir the Great31–36
  7. Hugh Capet49–50
  8. Pope Gregory V17–18
  9. Pope Benedict VIII7–12
  10. Stephen I of Hungary12–17
  11. Pope John XIX12–17
  12. Sei Shōnagon21–26
  13. Pope Sergius IV17–22
  14. Basil II31–32
  15. Bolesław I the Brave22–23
  16. Erik the Red37–42
  17. Yaroslav the Wise11–12
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni19
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor17
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor10
  21. Robert II of France18
  22. Al-Ma'arri16–17

Where the people alive in AD 990 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 990. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list