Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 995?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 995. 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. Avicenna12–17
  2. Ferdowsi55
  3. Al-Biruni22
  4. Ibn al-Haytham27–32
  5. Leif Erikson20–25
  6. Vladimir the Great36–41
  7. Hugh Capet54–55
  8. Pope Gregory V22–23
  9. Cnut0–1
  10. Pope Benedict VIII12–17
  11. Stephen I of Hungary17–22
  12. Pope John XIX17–22
  13. Sei Shōnagon26–31
  14. Pope Sergius IV22–27
  15. Basil II36–37
  16. Bolesław I the Brave27–28
  17. Erik the Red42–47
  18. Yaroslav the Wise16–17
  19. Mahmud of Ghazni24
  20. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor22
  21. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor15
  22. Robert II of France23
  23. Al-Ma'arri21–22
  24. Guido of Arezzo0–5

Where the people alive in AD 995 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 995. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list