Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 717?

39 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 717. 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 717: Padmasambhava.

Died in AD 717: Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.

  1. Li Bai16
  2. Du Fu4–5
  3. Abu Hanifa18
  4. Bede42–47
  5. Pope Gregory II47–48
  6. Charles Martel29
  7. Pope Adrian I16–17
  8. Pope Paul I16–17
  9. John of Damascus39–44
  10. Pope Zachary37–38
  11. Pope Stephen II0–5
  12. Ja'far al-Sadiq15–18
  13. Malik ibn Anas3–8
  14. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz36
  15. Leo III the Isaurian42
  16. Tariq ibn Ziyad47
  17. Padmasambhavaborn
  18. Pelagius of Asturias29–34
  19. Wang Wei17–18
  20. Al-Mansur4
  21. Saint Boniface39–44
  22. Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik41 or 42 †
  23. Muhammad al-Baqir40
  24. Marwan II28–29
  25. Al-Walid II7–17
  26. Ibn Ishaq13
  27. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang32–35
  28. Theuderic IV3–5
  29. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik25–26
  30. Chilperic II41–47
  31. Hasan al-Basri75
  32. Yazid II29–30
  33. Yazid III15–16
  34. Desiderius4–9
  35. Empress Genmei55–56
  36. Liutprand, King of the Lombards25–39
  37. Chlothar IV29–34
  38. Shantideva29–34
  39. Carloman5–9

Where the people alive in AD 717 were born

The 39 best known of those alive in AD 717. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 39 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list