Who Was Alive

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

Yes. Pope John VIII and Alfred the Great were alive at the same time for 32 or 33 years, from AD 849 to AD 882.

Alfred the Great was 32 or 33 when Pope John VIII died.

Pope John VIII

Pope John VIII

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 820 · died 16 December AD 882

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. Louis the Pious, AD 778 – AD 840
  3. Al-Kindi, c. AD 801 – c. AD 872
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari, AD 810 – AD 870
  5. Pope John VIII, c. AD 820 – AD 882
  6. Charles the Bald, AD 823 – AD 877
  7. Alfred the Great, AD 849 – c. AD 899
  8. Abu Bakr al-Razi, AD 866 – AD 925
  9. Al-Farabi, c. AD 870 – AD 951

Pope John VIII 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 VIII and Alfred the Great were born

Pope John VIII and Alfred the Great 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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