Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 740?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 740. 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.

  1. Li Bai39
  2. Du Fu27–28
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan18–19
  4. Abu Hanifa41
  5. Charles Martel52
  6. Pope Adrian I39–40
  7. Pepin the Short22–27
  8. Pope Paul I39–40
  9. John of Damascus62–67
  10. Pope Stephen III17–22
  11. Pope Zachary60–61
  12. Pope Stephen II23–28
  13. Ja'far al-Sadiq38–41
  14. Malik ibn Anas26–31
  15. Leo III the Isaurian65
  16. Rabia Basri20–30
  17. Abd al-Rahman I8–9
  18. Roland2–3
  19. Padmasambhava23
  20. Constantine V21–22
  21. Wang Wei40–41
  22. Al-Mansur27
  23. Abu Muslim20–22
  24. Paul the Deacon17–22
  25. Saint Boniface62–67
  26. Al-Saffah17–18
  27. Marwan II51–52
  28. Al-Walid II30–40
  29. Ibn Ishaq36
  30. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang55–58
  31. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik48–49
  32. Yazid III38–39
  33. Desiderius27–32
  34. Liutprand, King of the Lombards48–62
  35. Shantideva52–57
  36. Emperor Kanmu2–3
  37. Carloman28–32

Where the people alive in AD 740 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 740. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list