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Who was alive in 1040?
403 well-known people were alive in 1040, including Murasaki Shikibu, William the Conqueror, Al-Biruni. Here are the 80 most notable:
Murasaki Shikibu (970–) — Japanese novelist and poet (c.973–c.1014)William the Conqueror (1028–1087) — King of England from 1066 to 1087, Duke of Normandy from 1035 to 1087 (1028–1087)Al-Biruni (973–1048) — 11th-century Persian scholar and polymath (973–1048)Urban II (1035–1099) — 11th century pope and initiator of the CrusadesAnselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) — 11th‑century Benedictine monk, Archbishop of Canterbury, philosopher and theologianGregory VII (1020–1085) — Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085Leo IX (1002–1054) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1049 to 1054Alexander II (1010–1073) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073Harold Godwinson (1026–1066) — Anglo-Saxon King of England in 1066Gregory VI (1000–1048) — Pope from 1045 to 1046Clement II (1005–1047) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1046 to 1047Nicholas II (990–1061) — popeDamasus II (1000–1048) — popeVictor II (1018–1057) — popeStephen IX (1000–1058) — popeVictor III (1027–1087) — head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1086 to 1087Sylvester III (1000–1060) — popeYaroslav the Wise (978–1054) — Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054Alp Arslan (1029–1072) — second sultan of the Seljuk Empire (1063–1072)Henry I of France (1008–1060) — king of the Franks from 1031 to 1060 (1008–1060)al-Ma'arri (973–1057) — medieval Arab poet and thinkerGuido of Arezzo (992–1050) — 11th century Italian monk, inventor of modern musical notationShri Ramanujacharya (1017–) — 12th-century Iconic indian social reformer and proponent of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta school of philosophy.Shen Kuo (1031–1095) — Chinese scientist and statesman (1031-1095)Anne of Kyiv (1025–1070) — French Queen, middle daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, Grand Prince of Kyiv and NovgorodHarald III of Norway (1015–1066) — King of Norway from 1046 to 1066Lady Godiva (990–1067) — Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Countess of LeicesterHenry III (1016–1056) — Holy Roman EmperorHarold Harefoot (1016–1040) — King of England from 1035 to 1040Solomon ibn Gabirol (1020–1057) — 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopherIbn Hazm (994–1064) — Andalusian Muslim polymath, historian, jurist, philosopher and theologian (994–1064)Macbeth (1005–1057) — King of Scotland from 1040 to 1057Harthacanute (1018–1042) — King of England from 1040 to 1042, King of Denmark from 1035 à 1042Tughril I (990–1063) — Founder of the Seljuk Empire (1037–1063)Konstantinos IX Monomachos (1000–1055) — Byzantine emperor (1000-1055)Mahmud al-Kashgari (1029–1101) — Turkic scholar and lexicographerSu Shi (1037–1101) — Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)Zoe Porphyrogenita (978–1050) — Byzantine EmpressIsaac I Komnenos (1007–1060) — Byzantine EmperorRomanos IV Diogenes (1030–1072) — Byzantine emperorRashi (1040–1105) — French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105)Konstantinos X Doukas (1006–1067) — Byzantine emperorRobert Guiscard (1016–1085) — Duke of Apulia and CalabriaNizam al-Mulk (1018–1092) — Persian Seljuk scholar, politician, vizier and court official (1018–1092)Nasir Khusraw (1004–1088) — 11th-century Persian Isma'ili poet, scholar, philosopher, and missionaryMatilda of Flanders (1031–1083) — wife of William the Conqueror and Queen consort of the Kingdom of EnglandTheodora Porphyrogenita (984–1056) — Byzantine empress regnant (984-1056)Emma of Normandy (987–1052) — Norman princess and mother of Edward the ConfessorNikephoros III Botaneiates (1001–1081) — Byzantine emperorMichael Psellos (1018–1078) — 11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court officialMalcolm III of Scotland (1031–1093) — King of Scotland from 1058 to 1093Hasan-i Sabbah (1037–1124) — The founder of the Ismaili state of Alamut and the Imam of the Nizari Ismailis (1081–1124)Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040–1095) — King of Hungary from 1077 to 1095Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040–1109) — King of León (1065 to 1109), of Castile (1072 to 1109), and of Galicia (1071 to 1109)Peter Damian (1007–1072) — eleventh-century Benedictine monkMichael V Kalaphates (1015–1042) — Byzantine emperorRoger I of Sicily (1031–1101) — Grand Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101Duncan I of Scotland (1001–1040) — king of Scots from 1034 to 1040Wang Anshi (1021–1086) — Song Dynasty chancellor and poet (1021-1086)Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010–1041) — Byzantine emperorJohn Skylitzes (1040–1110) — Greek historian (early 1040s – after 1101)Matilda of Tuscany (1040–1115) — Canossian dynasty countess of Tuscany (c.1046–1115)Michael VI Bringas (995–1059) — Byzantine emperorFerdinand I of León and Castile (1016–1066) — King of Castile, then León and Castile (c.1015-1065) (r. 1035-1037 then 1037-1065)Magnus the Good (1024–1047) — King of Norway and DenmarkMilarepa (1040–1123) — Tibetan yogiPeter, King of Hungary (1011–1046) — King of Hungary (r. 1038–1041, 1044–1046)Béla I of Hungary (1016–1063) — King of Hungary (1016-1063)Atish Dipankar (982–1054) — Bengali Buddhist scholarSamuel Aba (990–1044) — King of Hungary (born: c. 990 death: 1044)Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072) — Chinese poet, historian and statesman (1007–1072)Andrew I of Hungary (1015–1060) — King of Hungary (1015-1060)Donald III of Scotland (1033–1099) — King of Scots (1033-1099)Géza I of Hungary (1040–1077) — King of Hungary from 1074 to 1077Youssef ibn Tashfin (1009–1106) — Leader of the Almoravid dynasty (r. 1061–1106), founder of Marrakech and a key figure in consolidating power in southern Morocco before expanding into Al-Andalus.Casimir I the Restorer (1016–1058) — Polish king (1016-1058)Sancho II of León and Castile (1036–1072) — King of Leon and CastileMichael I Cerularius (1005–1059) — Ecumenical patriarch of ConstantinopleHermann of Reichenau (1013–1054) — German 11th-century Benedictine monkAl-Bakri (1014–1094) — Arab Andalusian geographer and historian (c. 1040–1094)See who was alive and where on the interactive globe →
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