Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 997?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 997. 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. Avicenna14–19
  2. Ferdowsi57
  3. Al-Biruni24
  4. Ibn al-Haytham29–34
  5. Leif Erikson22–27
  6. Vladimir the Great38–43
  7. Pope Gregory V24–25
  8. Cnut2–3
  9. Pope Benedict VIII14–19
  10. Stephen I of Hungary19–24
  11. Pope John XIX19–24
  12. Sei Shōnagon28–33
  13. Pope Sergius IV24–29
  14. Basil II38–39
  15. Bolesław I the Brave29–30
  16. Erik the Red44–49
  17. Yaroslav the Wise18–19
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni26
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor24
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor17
  21. Robert II of France25
  22. Al-Ma'arri23–24
  23. Guido of Arezzo2–7

Where the people alive in AD 997 were born

The 23 best known of those alive in AD 997. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list