Who was alive in AD 700?
43 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 700. 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.
Abu Hanifa1
Bede25–30
Pope Gregory II30–31
Charles Martel12
John of Damascus22–27
Pope John VII49–50
Pope Sergius I49–50
Pope John VI44–45
Pope Zachary20–21
Wu Zetian76- Pope Sisinnius47–52
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan52–56
Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz19
Leo III the Isaurian25
Justinian II31
Tariq ibn Ziyad30
Ali al-Sajjad41
Pelagius of Asturias12–17Asparuh of Bulgaria57–62
Wang Wei0–1
Leontius40
Al-Walid I31–32
Saint Boniface22–27
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik24–25
Muhammad al-Baqir23
Roderic12
Marwan II11–12
Childebert III21–22
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang15–18
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik8–9- Chilperic II24–30
Hasan al-Basri58
Pepin of Herstal52–57
Empress Jitō54–55
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf39
Yazid II12–13
Empress Genmei38–39
Kahina31–32- Anas ibn Malik88–89
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim4
Liutprand, King of the Lombards8–22- Chlothar IV12–17
Shantideva12–17
Where the people alive in AD 700 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Abu Hanifa: Kufa
- Bede: Jarrow
- Pope Gregory II: Rome
- Charles Martel: Herstal
- John of Damascus: Damascus
- Pope John VII: Rossano
- Pope Sergius I: Palermo
- Pope John VI: Ephesus
- Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
- Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: Medina
- Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
- Justinian II: Constantinople
- Tariq ibn Ziyad: Khenchela
- Ali al-Sajjad: Medina
- Wang Wei: Yongji
- Leontius: Isauria
- Al-Walid I: Medina
- Saint Boniface: Crediton
- Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik: Medina
- Muhammad al-Baqir: Medina
- Roderic: Córdoba
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Chang'an
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Damascus
- Hasan al-Basri: Medina
- Pepin of Herstal: Herstal
- Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf: Ta'if
- Yazid II: Damascus
- Kahina: Aurès Mountains
- Anas ibn Malik: Medina
- Muhammad ibn al-Qasim: Ta'if
- Liutprand, King of the Lombards: Milan