Famous People Of The 10th Century

The 10th century, also known as the Century of Lead and Iron, was one marked by prolific scientific and industrial development. In Africa, Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah founded the Fatimid dynasty while in the Americas, Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu founded the League of Mayapan. Poets like Adikavi Pampa, Ferdowsi, and Li Fang enriched the world of literature in their respective countries. The period also saw the reigns of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great and King Edmund I of England. Alhazen, a Muslim scientist and mathematician, was another important figure of this era. Check out this section to know more about the famous people of the 10th century.

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1
Homer
(Author)

163 16

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 0928 BC

Birthplace: Ionia, Greece

2
Leif Erikson
(First European to reach North America)

237 12

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: 0970 AD

Birthplace: Iceland

Died: 1020 AD

3
Lady Godiva
(11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman)

101 1

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Famous People Of The 10th Century

1 Homer(Author)

2 Leif Erikson(First European to reach North America)

3 Lady Godiva(11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman)

4 Avicenna(Persian polymath the most significant physiciansand writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of early modern medicine.)

5 Erik the Red(Explorer)

6 Athelstan(King of England)

7 Cnut the Great(King of Denmark)

8 Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī(Scholar)

9 Mahmud of Ghazni(Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire (998-1030))

10 Ibn-al-Haytham(Arab Mathematician, Astronomer, and Physicist of the Islamic Golden Age)

11 Edward the Elder(King of Wessex)

12 Edgar the Peaceful(King of England)

13 Harald I of Norway(King of Norway)

14 Harald Bluetooth(King)

15 Sweyn Forkbeard(King of Denmark)

16 Edmund Ironside(King of England (1016))

17 Vladimir the Great(Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev)

18 Al-Farabi(Philosopher)

19 Olga of Kiev(Saint)

20 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor(Holy Roman Emperor (962-973))

21 Ferdowsi(Poet)

22 Budai(Buddhist monk)

23 Raja Raja Chola I(Sovereign)

24 Al-Zahrawi(Physician, Surgeon)

25 Eric Bloodaxe(King of Norway (931-933))

26 Edward the Martyr(King of England)

27 Murasaki Shikibu(Novelist)

28 Edwy of England(King of England (955-959))

29 Oleg of Novgorod(Rurikid prince)

30 Yaroslav the Wise(Prince)

31 Al-Tabari(Scholar)

32 Constantine VII(Emperor)

33 Olaf II of Norway(King of Norway)

34 Pope John XII(Pope)

35 Ahmad ibn Fadlan(Traveler)

36 Louis IV of France(King of West Francia)

37 Pope Silvester II(Bishop of Rome Who Ruled the Papal States From 999 to His Death)

38 Emma of Normandy(Queen)

39 Sebüktigin(King)

40 Al-Mutanabbi(Poet)

41 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor(Emperor)

42 Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi(Persian astronomer)

43 Asser(Monk)

44 Simeon I of Bulgaria(Ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927)

45 Pope Sergius III(Pope)

46 Al-Masudi(Historian)

47 Ashurnasirpal II(King)

48 Clement of Ohrid(Saint)

49 Saint Gregory Narekatzi(Poet)

50 Al-Hallaj(Poet)

1
Homer
(Author)

2
Leif Erikson
(First European to reach North America)

3
Lady Godiva
(11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman)

4
Avicenna
(Persian polymath the most significant physiciansand writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of early modern medicine.)

5
Erik the Red
(Explorer)

6
Athelstan
(King of England)

7
Cnut the Great
(King of Denmark)

8
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
(Scholar)

9
Mahmud of Ghazni
(Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire (998-1030))

10
Ibn-al-Haytham
(Arab Mathematician, Astronomer, and Physicist of the Islamic Golden Age)

11
Edward the Elder
(King of Wessex)

12
Edgar the Peaceful
(King of England)

13
Harald I of Norway
(King of Norway)

14
Harald Bluetooth
(King)

15
Sweyn Forkbeard
(King of Denmark)

16
Edmund Ironside
(King of England (1016))

17
Vladimir the Great
(Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev)

18
Al-Farabi
(Philosopher)

19
Olga of Kiev
(Saint)

20
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor (962-973))

21
Ferdowsi
(Poet)

22
Budai
(Buddhist monk)

23
Raja Raja Chola I
(Sovereign)

24
Al-Zahrawi
(Physician, Surgeon)

25
Eric Bloodaxe
(King of Norway (931-933))

26
Edward the Martyr
(King of England)

27
Murasaki Shikibu
(Novelist)

28
Edwy of England
(King of England (955-959))

29
Oleg of Novgorod
(Rurikid prince)

30
Yaroslav the Wise
(Prince)

31
Al-Tabari
(Scholar)

32
Constantine VII
(Emperor)

33
Olaf II of Norway
(King of Norway)

34
Pope John XII
(Pope)

35
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
(Traveler)

36
Louis IV of France
(King of West Francia)

37
Pope Silvester II
(Bishop of Rome Who Ruled the Papal States From 999 to His Death)

38
Emma of Normandy
(Queen)

39
Sebüktigin
(King)

40
Al-Mutanabbi
(Poet)

41
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
(Emperor)

42
Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi
(Persian astronomer)

43
Asser
(Monk)

44
Simeon I of Bulgaria
(Ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927)

45
Pope Sergius III
(Pope)

46
Al-Masudi
(Historian)

47
Ashurnasirpal II
(King)

48
Clement of Ohrid
(Saint)

49
Saint Gregory Narekatzi
(Poet)

50
Al-Hallaj
(Poet)