Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 744?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 744. 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 744: Al-Mahdi.

Died in AD 744: Yazid III and Liutprand, King of the Lombards.

  1. Li Bai43
  2. Du Fu31–32
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan22–23
  4. Abu Hanifa45
  5. Pope Adrian I43–44
  6. Pepin the Short26–31
  7. Pope Paul I43–44
  8. John of Damascus66–71
  9. Pope Stephen III21–26
  10. Pope Zachary64–65
  11. Pope Stephen II27–32
  12. Ja'far al-Sadiq42–45
  13. Malik ibn Anas30–35
  14. Rabia Basri24–34
  15. Alcuin1–6
  16. Abd al-Rahman I12–13
  17. Roland6–7
  18. Padmasambhava27
  19. Constantine V25–26
  20. Wang Wei44–45
  21. Al-Mansur31
  22. Abu Muslim24–26
  23. Paul the Deacon21–26
  24. Saint Boniface66–71
  25. Al-Saffah21–22
  26. Marwan II55–56
  27. Al-Walid II34–44
  28. Ibn Ishaq40
  29. Al-Mahdiborn
  30. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang59–62
  31. Yazid III42 or 43 †
  32. Desiderius31–36
  33. Liutprand, King of the Lombards†
  34. Shantideva56–61
  35. Emperor Kanmu6–7
  36. Carloman32–36

Where the people alive in AD 744 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in AD 744. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (32 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list