Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 688?

43 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 688. 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.

Born in AD 688: Charles Martel and Roderic.

Died in AD 688: Ibn Abbas.

  1. Bede13–18
  2. Pope Gregory II18–19
  3. Charles Martelborn
  4. John of Damascus10–15
  5. Pope John VII37–38
  6. Pope Sergius I37–38
  7. Pope John VI32–33
  8. Pope Zachary8–9
  9. Wu Zetian64
  10. Pope Sisinnius35–40
  11. Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan40–44
  12. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz7
  13. Leo III the Isaurian13
  14. Justinian II19
  15. Tariq ibn Ziyad18
  16. Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr64
  17. Ibn Abbas†
  18. Ali al-Sajjad29
  19. Pelagius of Asturias0–5
  20. Asparuh of Bulgaria45–50
  21. Leontius28
  22. Al-Walid I19–20
  23. Saint Boniface10–15
  24. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik12–13
  25. Isaac the Syrian45–50
  26. Muhammad al-Baqir11
  27. Rodericborn
  28. Childebert III9–10
  29. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang3–6
  30. Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab75–80
  31. Theuderic III28–38
  32. Chilperic II12–18
  33. Clovis IV8–13
  34. Hasan al-Basri46
  35. Pepin of Herstal40–45
  36. Empress Jitō42–43
  37. Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf27
  38. Yazid II0–1
  39. Empress Genmei26–27
  40. Kahina19–20
  41. Anas ibn Malik76–77
  42. Chlothar IV0–5
  43. Shantideva0–5

Where the people alive in AD 688 were born

The 43 best known of those alive in AD 688. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list