Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 839?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 839. 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-Khwarizmi56–61
  2. Louis the Pious61
  3. Al-Kindi35–40
  4. Charles the Bald16
  5. Muhammad al-Bukhari29
  6. Pope Gregory IV41–46
  7. Pope John VIII16–21
  8. Ahmad ibn Hanbal59
  9. Pope Adrian II46–47
  10. Pope Leo IV46–51
  11. Pope Formosus20–25
  12. Pope Benedict III26–31
  13. Pope Marinus I8–9
  14. Pope Nicholas I16–21
  15. Pope Sergius II46–51
  16. Rurik8–9
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj17–18
  18. Al-Tabari0–1
  19. Lothair I43–44
  20. John Scotus Eriugena29–39
  21. Louis the German30–35
  22. Bai Juyi67
  23. Al-Jahiz64
  24. Ecgberht, King of Wessex67–68
  25. Michael I Rangabe66–71
  26. Abd ar-Rahman II46–47
  27. Einhard62–67
  28. Al-Mu'tasim42–43
  29. Rabanus Maurus49–63
  30. Alfonso II of Asturias80

Where the people alive in AD 839 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 839. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list