Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 994?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 994. 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. Avicenna11–16
  2. Ferdowsi54
  3. Al-Biruni21
  4. Ibn al-Haytham26–31
  5. Leif Erikson19–24
  6. Vladimir the Great35–40
  7. Hugh Capet53–54
  8. Pope Gregory V21–22
  9. Pope Benedict VIII11–16
  10. Stephen I of Hungary16–21
  11. Pope John XIX16–21
  12. Sei Shōnagon25–30
  13. Pope Sergius IV21–26
  14. Basil II35–36
  15. Bolesław I the Brave26–27
  16. Erik the Red41–46
  17. Yaroslav the Wise15–16
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni23
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor21
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor14
  21. Robert II of France22
  22. Al-Ma'arri20–21

Where the people alive in AD 994 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 994. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list