Who was alive in AD 738?
37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 738. 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.
Li Bai37
Du Fu25–26
Jabir ibn Hayyan16–17
Abu Hanifa39
Charles Martel50
Pope Adrian I37–38
Pepin the Short20–25
Pope Paul I37–38
John of Damascus60–65
Pope Stephen III15–20
Pope Zachary58–59- Pope Stephen II21–26
Ja'far al-Sadiq36–39
Malik ibn Anas24–29
Leo III the Isaurian63
Rabia Basri18–28
Abd al-Rahman I6–7- Roland0–1
Padmasambhava21
Constantine V19–20
Wang Wei38–39
Al-Mansur25
Abu Muslim18–20
Paul the Deacon15–20
Saint Boniface60–65
Al-Saffah15–16
Marwan II49–50
Al-Walid II28–38
Ibn Ishaq34
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang53–56
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik46–47
Yazid III36–37
Desiderius25–30
Liutprand, King of the Lombards46–60
Shantideva50–55
Emperor Kanmu0–1
Carloman26–30
Where the people alive in AD 738 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Li Bai: Suyab
- Du Fu: Gongyi
- Jabir ibn Hayyan: Tus
- Abu Hanifa: Kufa
- Charles Martel: Herstal
- Pope Adrian I: Rome
- Pepin the Short: Liège
- Pope Paul I: Rome
- John of Damascus: Damascus
- Pope Stephen III: Syracuse
- Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
- Pope Stephen II: Rome
- Ja'far al-Sadiq: Medina
- Malik ibn Anas: Medina
- Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
- Rabia Basri: Basra
- Abd al-Rahman I: Damascus
- Constantine V: Constantinople
- Wang Wei: Yongji
- Al-Mansur: Humayma
- Abu Muslim: Isfahan
- Paul the Deacon: Cividale del Friuli
- Saint Boniface: Crediton
- Al-Saffah: Humayma
- Al-Walid II: Syria
- Ibn Ishaq: Medina
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Chang'an
- Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Damascus
- Yazid III: Damascus
- Desiderius: Brescia
- Liutprand, King of the Lombards: Milan
- Emperor Kanmu: Heijō-kyō
- Carloman: Vienne