Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 998?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 998. 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. Avicenna15–20
  2. Ferdowsi58
  3. Al-Biruni25
  4. Ibn al-Haytham30–35
  5. Leif Erikson23–28
  6. Vladimir the Great39–44
  7. Pope Gregory V25–26
  8. Cnut3–4
  9. Pope Benedict VIII15–20
  10. Stephen I of Hungary20–25
  11. Pope John XIX20–25
  12. Sei Shōnagon29–34
  13. Pope Sergius IV25–30
  14. Basil II39–40
  15. Bolesław I the Brave30–31
  16. Erik the Red45–50
  17. Yaroslav the Wise19–20
  18. Mahmud of Ghazni27
  19. Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor25
  20. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor18
  21. Robert II of France26
  22. Al-Ma'arri24–25
  23. Guido of Arezzo3–8

Where the people alive in AD 998 were born

The 23 best known of those alive in AD 998. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list