Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 742?

35 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 742. 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 Bai41
  2. Du Fu29–30
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan20–21
  4. Abu Hanifa43
  5. Pope Adrian I41–42
  6. Pepin the Short24–29
  7. Pope Paul I41–42
  8. John of Damascus64–69
  9. Pope Stephen III19–24
  10. Pope Zachary62–63
  11. Pope Stephen II25–30
  12. Ja'far al-Sadiq40–43
  13. Malik ibn Anas28–33
  14. Rabia Basri22–32
  15. Abd al-Rahman I10–11
  16. Roland4–5
  17. Padmasambhava25
  18. Constantine V23–24
  19. Wang Wei42–43
  20. Al-Mansur29
  21. Abu Muslim22–24
  22. Paul the Deacon19–24
  23. Saint Boniface64–69
  24. Al-Saffah19–20
  25. Marwan II53–54
  26. Al-Walid II32–42
  27. Ibn Ishaq38
  28. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang57–60
  29. Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik50–51
  30. Yazid III40–41
  31. Desiderius29–34
  32. Liutprand, King of the Lombards50–64
  33. Shantideva54–59
  34. Emperor Kanmu4–5
  35. Carloman30–34

Where the people alive in AD 742 were born

The 35 best known of those alive in AD 742. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 35 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list