1040 births

Shlomo Yitzchaki (; – 13 July 1105), commonly known by the Rabbinic acronym Rashi (), was a French rabbi and commentator who authored comprehensive commentaries on the Talmud and Hebrew Bible.

Count of Rethel

Baghdad based Islamic theologian (1040–1119)

Welsh prince

general of Goryeo dynasty (1040 – 1111)

Chinese empress and Chinese woman poet in Liao Dynasty. CBDB ID=43908

Jurist and theologian

Ernulf (1040 – 15 March 1124) was a French Benedictine monk who became prior of Christ Church in Canterbury, abbot of Peterborough, and bishop of Rochester in England. A jurist and an architect as well, he was responsible for greatly expanding Canterbury Cathedral during his time there.

Anglo-Saxon noble