Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 755?

34 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 755. 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 755: Abu Muslim.

Events in AD 755

  1. Li Bai54
  2. Charlemagne7–15
  3. Du Fu42–43
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan33–34
  5. Abu Hanifa56
  6. Pope Leo III4–5
  7. Pope Adrian I54–55
  8. Pepin the Short37–42
  9. Pope Paul I54–55
  10. Pope Stephen III32–37
  11. Pope Stephen II38–43
  12. Ja'far al-Sadiq53–56
  13. Malik ibn Anas41–46
  14. Irene of Athens0–6
  15. Rabia Basri35–45
  16. Alcuin12–17
  17. Abd al-Rahman I23–24
  18. Roland17–18
  19. Padmasambhava38
  20. Constantine V36–37
  21. Nikephoros I2–7
  22. Wang Wei55–56
  23. Al-Mansur42
  24. Carloman I3–4
  25. Abu Muslim†
  26. Paul the Deacon32–37
  27. Leo IV the Khazar5
  28. Musa al-Kazim10
  29. Ibn Ishaq51
  30. Al-Mahdi11
  31. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang70–73
  32. Desiderius42–47
  33. Shantideva67–72
  34. Emperor Kanmu17–18

Where the people alive in AD 755 were born

The 34 best known of those alive in AD 755. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 34 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list