Who Was Alive

Were Pope Adrian I and Li Bai alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Adrian I and Li Bai were alive at the same time for 61 years, from AD 701 to AD 762.

Pope Adrian I was about a year old when Li Bai was born.

Pope Adrian I was 61 or 62 when Li Bai died, aged 61.

Pope Adrian I

Pope Adrian I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 700 · died 25 December AD 795, aged 94 or 95

Li Bai

Li Bai

Poet

Born 19 May AD 701 · died 30 November AD 762, aged 61

  1. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  2. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  3. Pope Adrian I, AD 700 – AD 795
  4. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  5. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  6. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  7. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  8. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  9. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Pope Adrian I and Li Bai in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Events both lived through

Where Pope Adrian I and Li Bai were born

Pope Adrian I and Li Bai are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (8 of 9 placed); tap one to open that person.
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