Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 837?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 837. 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.

  1. Al-Khwarizmi54–59
  2. Louis the Pious59
  3. Al-Kindi33–38
  4. Charles the Bald14
  5. Muhammad al-Bukhari27
  6. Pope Gregory IV39–44
  7. Pope John VIII14–19
  8. Ahmad ibn Hanbal57
  9. Pope Adrian II44–45
  10. Pope Leo IV44–49
  11. Pope Formosus18–23
  12. Pope Benedict III24–29
  13. Pope Marinus I6–7
  14. Pope Nicholas I14–19
  15. Pope Sergius II44–49
  16. Rurik6–7
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj15–16
  18. Lothair I41–42
  19. John Scotus Eriugena27–37
  20. Louis the German28–33
  21. Bai Juyi65
  22. Al-Jahiz62
  23. Ecgberht, King of Wessex65–66
  24. Michael I Rangabe64–69
  25. Abd ar-Rahman II44–45
  26. Einhard60–65
  27. Al-Mu'tasim40–41
  28. Rabanus Maurus47–61
  29. Babak Khorramdin39
  30. Alfonso II of Asturias78

Where the people alive in AD 837 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 837. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list