Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 685?

43 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 685. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Died in AD 685: Pope Benedict II, Constantine IV and Marwan I.

  1. Bede10–15
  2. Pope Gregory II15–16
  3. Pope Benedict II49 or 50 †
  4. John of Damascus7–12
  5. Pope John VII34–35
  6. Pope Sergius I34–35
  7. Pope John VI29–30
  8. Pope Zachary5–6
  9. Pope John V49–50
  10. Wu Zetian61
  11. Pope Sisinnius32–37
  12. Pope Conon54–55
  13. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan37–41
  14. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz4
  15. Leo III the Isaurian10
  16. Justinian II16
  17. Tariq ibn Ziyad15
  18. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr61
  19. Ibn Abbas64–69
  20. Constantine IV32 or 33 †
  21. Marwan I62 †
  22. Ali al-Sajjad26
  23. Asparuh of Bulgaria42–47
  24. Leontius25
  25. Al-Walid I16–17
  26. Saint Boniface7–12
  27. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik9–10
  28. Isaac the Syrian42–47
  29. Muhammad al-Baqir8
  30. Childebert III6–7
  31. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang0–3
  32. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab72–77
  33. Theuderic III25–35
  34. Chilperic II9–15
  35. Clovis IV5–10
  36. Hasan al-Basri43
  37. Pepin of Herstal37–42
  38. Empress Jitō39–40
  39. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf24
  40. Empress Genmei23–24
  41. Kahina16–17
  42. Anas ibn Malik73–74
  43. Emperor Tenmu53–54

Where the people alive in AD 685 were born

The 43 best known of those alive in AD 685. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list