Who Was Alive

Were Pope John IX and Alfred the Great alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope John IX and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time, from AD 849 to AD 900.

Pope John IX

Pope John IX

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 840 · died 5 January AD 900

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Monarch of England

Born AD 849 · died c. AD 899

  1. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850
  2. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  3. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  4. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  5. Pope John IX, c. AD 840 – AD 900
  6. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  7. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  8. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope John IX and Alfred the Great 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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Where Pope John IX and Alfred the Great were born

Pope John IX and Alfred the Great are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 8 placed); tap one to open that person.
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