Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 756?

34 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 756. 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.

Events in AD 756

  1. Li Bai55
  2. Charlemagne8–16
  3. Du Fu43–44
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan34–35
  5. Abu Hanifa57
  6. Pope Leo III5–6
  7. Pope Adrian I55–56
  8. Pepin the Short38–43
  9. Pope Paul I55–56
  10. Pope Stephen III33–38
  11. Pope Stephen II39–44
  12. Ja'far al-Sadiq54–57
  13. Malik ibn Anas42–47
  14. Irene of Athens1–7
  15. Rabia Basri36–46
  16. Alcuin13–18
  17. Abd al-Rahman I24–25
  18. Roland18–19
  19. Padmasambhava39
  20. Constantine V37–38
  21. Nikephoros I3–8
  22. Wang Wei56–57
  23. Al-Mansur43
  24. Carloman I4–5
  25. Paul the Deacon33–38
  26. Leo IV the Khazar6
  27. Musa al-Kazim11
  28. Krum0–1
  29. Ibn Ishaq52
  30. Al-Mahdi12
  31. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang71–74
  32. Desiderius43–48
  33. Shantideva68–73
  34. Emperor Kanmu18–19

Where the people alive in AD 756 were born

The 34 best known of those alive in AD 756. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 34 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list