Alfred the Great · Farabi Were Alfred the Great and Farabi alive at the same time? Yes. Alfred the Great and Farabi were alive at the same time, from c. AD 870 to c. AD 899. Alfred the GreatKing of WessexBorn AD 849 · died c. AD 899Farabi10th century Persian philosopher and juristBorn c. AD 870 · died AD 951 Alfred the GreatAbu Bakr al-RaziFarabiOtto I the GreatFerdowsi Alfred the Great and Farabi in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.