Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 993?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 993. 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. Avicenna10–15
  2. Ferdowsi53
  3. Al-Biruni20
  4. Ibn al-Haytham25–30
  5. Leif Erikson18–23
  6. Vladimir the Great34–39
  7. Hugh Capet52–53
  8. Pope Gregory V20–21
  9. Pope Benedict VIII10–15
  10. Stephen I of Hungary15–20
  11. Pope John XIX15–20
  12. Sei Shōnagon24–29
  13. Pope Sergius IV20–25
  14. Basil II34–35
  15. Bolesław I the Brave25–26
  16. Erik the Red40–45
  17. Yaroslav the Wise14–15
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni22
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor20
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor13
  21. Robert II of France21
  22. Al-Ma'arri19–20

Where the people alive in AD 993 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 993. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list