Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 991?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 991. 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. Avicenna8–13
  2. Ferdowsi51
  3. Al-Biruni18
  4. Ibn al-Haytham23–28
  5. Leif Erikson16–21
  6. Vladimir the Great32–37
  7. Hugh Capet50–51
  8. Pope Gregory V18–19
  9. Pope Benedict VIII8–13
  10. Stephen I of Hungary13–18
  11. Pope John XIX13–18
  12. Sei Shōnagon22–27
  13. Pope Sergius IV18–23
  14. Basil II32–33
  15. Bolesław I the Brave23–24
  16. Erik the Red38–43
  17. Yaroslav the Wise12–13
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni20
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor18
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor11
  21. Robert II of France19
  22. Al-Ma'arri17–18

Where the people alive in AD 991 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 991. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list