Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 992?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 992. 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. Avicenna9–14
  2. Ferdowsi52
  3. Al-Biruni19
  4. Ibn al-Haytham24–29
  5. Leif Erikson17–22
  6. Vladimir the Great33–38
  7. Hugh Capet51–52
  8. Pope Gregory V19–20
  9. Pope Benedict VIII9–14
  10. Stephen I of Hungary14–19
  11. Pope John XIX14–19
  12. Sei Shōnagon23–28
  13. Pope Sergius IV19–24
  14. Basil II33–34
  15. Bolesław I the Brave24–25
  16. Erik the Red39–44
  17. Yaroslav the Wise13–14
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni21
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor19
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor12
  21. Robert II of France20
  22. Al-Ma'arri18–19

Where the people alive in AD 992 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 992. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list