Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 759?

35 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 759. 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 759: Alfonso II of Asturias.

Events in AD 759

  1. Li Bai58
  2. Charlemagne11–19
  3. Du Fu46–47
  4. Jabir ibn Hayyan37–38
  5. Abu Hanifa60
  6. Pope Leo III8–9
  7. Pope Adrian I58–59
  8. Pepin the Short41–46
  9. Pope Paul I58–59
  10. Pope Stephen III36–41
  11. Ja'far al-Sadiq57–60
  12. Malik ibn Anas45–50
  13. Irene of Athens4–10
  14. Rabia Basri39–49
  15. Alcuin16–21
  16. Abd al-Rahman I27–28
  17. Roland21–22
  18. Padmasambhava42
  19. Constantine V40–41
  20. Nikephoros I6–11
  21. Wang Wei59–60
  22. Al-Mansur46
  23. Carloman I7–8
  24. Paul the Deacon36–41
  25. Leo IV the Khazar9
  26. Musa al-Kazim14
  27. Krum3–4
  28. Ibn Ishaq55
  29. Al-Mahdi15
  30. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang74–77
  31. Desiderius46–51
  32. Shantideva71–76
  33. Emperor Kanmu21–22
  34. Hisham I of Córdoba2
  35. Alfonso II of Asturiasborn

Where the people alive in AD 759 were born

The 35 best known of those alive in AD 759. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (32 of 35 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list