Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 847?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 847. 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.

Died in AD 847: Pope Sergius II.

  1. Al-Khwarizmi64–69
  2. Al-Kindi43–48
  3. Charles the Bald24
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari37
  5. Pope John VIII24–29
  6. Ahmad ibn Hanbal67
  7. Pope Adrian II54–55
  8. Pope Leo IV54–59
  9. Pope Formosus28–33
  10. Pope Benedict III34–39
  11. Pope Marinus I16–17
  12. Pope Nicholas I24–29
  13. Pope John IX4–9
  14. Pope Sergius II†
  15. Pope Theodore II6–7
  16. Charles the Fat7–15
  17. Rurik16–17
  18. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj25–26
  19. Al-Tabari8–9
  20. Lothair I51–52
  21. John Scotus Eriugena37–47
  22. Louis the German38–43
  23. Al-Jahiz72
  24. Abd ar-Rahman II54–55
  25. Rabanus Maurus57–71

Where the people alive in AD 847 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in AD 847. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list