Pope John VII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 650 · died 22 October AD 707, aged 56 or 57
Also known as John VII, Ioannes VII

Who was alive at the same time as Pope John VII?

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When Pope John VII was born, Ali was 50 or 51, Aisha was 35 or 36, Husayn ibn Ali was 23 or 24, Pope Benedict II was 14 or 15 and Hasan ibn Ali was 24 or 25.

When Pope John VII died, Li Bai was 6, Abu Hanifa was 8, Pope Gregory II was 37 or 38, Charles Martel was 19 and Pope Adrian I was 6 or 7.

Born during Pope John VII’s lifetime: Li Bai, Abu Hanifa, Bede, Pope Gregory II, Charles Martel, Pope Adrian I, Pope Paul I and John of Damascus.

Not quite contemporaries: Umar died about 6 years before Pope John VII was born, Du Fu was born about 5 years after Pope John VII died, Jabir ibn Hayyan was born about 14 years after Pope John VII died and Heraclius died about 9 years before Pope John VII was born.

Where Pope John VII’s contemporaries were born

Pope John VII is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (68 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope John VII: Rossano
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope Martin I: Pian di San Martino
Ali: Mecca
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Mu'awiya I: Mecca
Pope Leo II: Sicily
Aisha: Mecca
Hasan ibn Ali: Medina
Husayn ibn Ali: Medina
Pope Benedict II: Rome
Pope Sergius I: Palermo
Pope John VI: Ephesus
Pope Gregory II: Rome
Bede: Jarrow
John of Damascus: Damascus
Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
Charles Martel: Herstal
Abu Hanifa: Kufa
Pope Adrian I: Rome
Pope Paul I: Rome
Li Bai: Suyab
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Pope John V: Antioch
Ja'far al-Sadiq: Medina
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: Medina
Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
Yazid I: Damascus
Justinian II: Constantinople
Tariq ibn Ziyad: Khenchela
Constans II: Constantinople
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Constantine IV: Constantinople
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Marwan I: Mecca
Ali al-Sajjad: Medina
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam: Mecca
Wang Wei: Yongji
Yazdegerd III: Istakhr
Mu'awiya II: Damascus
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Leontius: Isauria
Al-Walid I: Medina
Saint Boniface: Crediton
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik: Medina
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: Mecca
Umm Salama: Mecca
Zaynab bint Ali: Medina
Muhammad al-Baqir: Medina
Roderic: Córdoba
Ibn Ishaq: Medina
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Chang'an
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Damascus
Umm Habiba: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud: Mecca

Compare Pope John VII

The 105 best-known contemporaries

105 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope John VII. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 679.

Li Bai AD 701 – AD 762
Ali AD 599 – AD 661
Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
Abu Hanifa AD 699 – c. AD 768
Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
Charles Martel AD 688 – AD 741
Pope Adrian I AD 700 – AD 795
Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
Pope Paul I AD 700 – AD 767
Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
Pope Martin I AD 598 – AD 655
Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Ja'far al-Sadiq c. AD 701 – c. AD 765
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz AD 681 – c. AD 720
Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Pelagius of Asturias c. AD 685 – AD 737
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam AD 594 – AD 656
Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
Wang Wei AD 699 – c. AD 760
Yazdegerd III AD 624 – AD 652
Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
Roderic AD 688 – AD 711
Marwan II AD 688 – AD 750
Dagobert III c. AD 698 – AD 715
Ibn Ishaq AD 704 – AD 768
Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang c. AD 684 – c. AD 765
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah AD 595 – AD 656
Penda of Mercia c. AD 606 – AD 655
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Clovis II c. AD 636 – AD 657
Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik AD 691 – AD 743
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
Childeric II AD 655 – AD 675
Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
Yazid II AD 687 – AD 724
Yazid III AD 701 – AD 744
Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
Sigebert III AD 630 – AD 656
Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim AD 695 – AD 715
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Liutprand, King of the Lombards c. 680s – AD 744
Chlothar IV c. AD 685 – AD 719
Shantideva c. AD 685 – c. AD 763
Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665