Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 775?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 775. 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 775: Al-Jahiz and Staurakios.

Died in AD 775: Constantine V and Al-Mansur.

  1. Charlemagne27–35
  2. Abu Nuwas12–21
  3. Jabir ibn Hayyan53–54
  4. Harun al-Rashid9
  5. Pope Leo III24–25
  6. Pope Adrian I74–75
  7. Al-Shafi'i8
  8. Pope Stephen IV2–7
  9. Malik ibn Anas61–66
  10. Irene of Athens20–26
  11. Rabia Basri55–65
  12. Alcuin32–37
  13. Abd al-Rahman I43–44
  14. Roland37–38
  15. Constantine V56 or 57 †
  16. Nikephoros I22–27
  17. Bai Juyi3
  18. Al-Jahizborn
  19. Ecgberht, King of Wessex3–4
  20. Han Yu6–7
  21. Ali al-Rida5
  22. Al-Mansur61 †
  23. Michael I Rangabe2–7
  24. Paul the Deacon52–57
  25. Leo IV the Khazar25
  26. Constantine VI4
  27. Michael II4–5
  28. Staurakiosborn
  29. Musa al-Kazim30
  30. Krum19–20
  31. Kūkai1
  32. Al-Mahdi31
  33. Theophanes the Confessor15–16
  34. Desiderius62–67
  35. Al-Hadi11–14
  36. Emperor Kanmu37–38
  37. Hisham I of Córdoba18
  38. Alfonso II of Asturias16

Where the people alive in AD 775 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 775. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list