Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 8th century

8 people we track were born in the 8th century. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Li Bai
  2. Du Fu
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan
  4. Charlemagne
  5. Abu Nuwas
  6. Harun al-Rashid
  7. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  8. Ādi Shankara
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. Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
  2. Charlemagne AD 740–748 – AD 814
  3. Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  4. Abu Nuwas AD 753–762 – AD 814
  5. Du Fu AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Harun al-Rashid AD 766 – AD 809
  8. Ādi Shankara c. AD 788 – AD 817–823