Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 996?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 996. 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.

Died in AD 996: Hugh Capet.

  1. Avicenna13–18
  2. Ferdowsi56
  3. Al-Biruni23
  4. Ibn al-Haytham28–33
  5. Leif Erikson21–26
  6. Vladimir the Great37–42
  7. Hugh Capet55 or 56 †
  8. Pope Gregory V23–24
  9. Cnut1–2
  10. Pope Benedict VIII13–18
  11. Stephen I of Hungary18–23
  12. Pope John XIX18–23
  13. Sei Shōnagon27–32
  14. Pope Sergius IV23–28
  15. Basil II37–38
  16. Bolesław I the Brave28–29
  17. Erik the Red43–48
  18. Yaroslav the Wise17–18
  19. Mahmud of Ghazni25
  20. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor23
  21. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor16
  22. Robert II of France24
  23. Al-Ma'arri22–23
  24. Guido of Arezzo1–6

Where the people alive in AD 996 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 996. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list