Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 721?

39 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 721. 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 721: Chilperic II.

  1. Li Bai20
  2. Du Fu8–9
  3. Abu Hanifa22
  4. Bede46–51
  5. Pope Gregory II51–52
  6. Charles Martel33
  7. Pope Adrian I20–21
  8. Pepin the Short3–8
  9. Pope Paul I20–21
  10. John of Damascus43–48
  11. Pope Zachary41–42
  12. Pope Stephen II4–9
  13. Ja'far al-Sadiq19–22
  14. Malik ibn Anas7–12
  15. Leo III the Isaurian46
  16. Rabia Basri1–11
  17. Padmasambhava4
  18. Constantine V2–3
  19. Pelagius of Asturias33–38
  20. Wang Wei21–22
  21. Al-Mansur8
  22. Abu Muslim1–3
  23. Saint Boniface43–48
  24. Muhammad al-Baqir44
  25. Marwan II32–33
  26. Al-Walid II11–21
  27. Ibn Ishaq17
  28. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang36–39
  29. Theuderic IV7–9
  30. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik29–30
  31. Chilperic II†
  32. Hasan al-Basri79
  33. Yazid II33–34
  34. Yazid III19–20
  35. Desiderius8–13
  36. Empress Genmei59–60
  37. Liutprand, King of the Lombards29–43
  38. Shantideva33–38
  39. Carloman9–13

Where the people alive in AD 721 were born

The 39 best known of those alive in AD 721. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (32 of 39 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list