Who was alive in the 10th century

8 people and 6 events and eras

Events and eras

• Silk Road c. 130 BCE–c. 1450 CE
• Byzantine Empire 330–1453
• Middle Ages c. 500–c. 1500
• Tang Dynasty 618–907
• Islamic Golden Age c. 786–1258
• Viking Age c. 793–1066

People

• Al-Farabi c. 872–c. 950, philosopher
• Ferdowsi 940–c. 1020, poet
• Erik the Red c. 950–c. 1003, explorer
• Ibn al-Haytham c. 965–c. 1040, physicist
• Leif Erikson c. 970–c. 1020, explorer
• Al-Biruni 973–c. 1050, scholar
• Murasaki Shikibu c. 973–c. 1014, novelist
• Avicenna c. 980–1037, philosopher and physician