Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 10th century

6 people we track were born in the 10th century. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Otto I the Great
  2. Ferdowsi
  3. Ibn al-Haytham
  4. Leif Erikson
  5. Al-Biruni
  6. Avicenna
Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.
  1. Avicenna AD 977–983 – 1037
  2. Ferdowsi AD 940 – c. 1020
  3. Al-Biruni AD 973 – 1048
  4. Ibn al-Haytham c. AD 965 – 1039
  5. Leif Erikson c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  6. Otto I the Great AD 912 – AD 973