Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 850?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 850. 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. Alfred the Great0–1
  2. Al-Kindi46–51
  3. Charles the Bald27
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari40
  5. Pope John VIII27–32
  6. Ahmad ibn Hanbal70
  7. Pope Adrian II57–58
  8. Pope Leo IV57–62
  9. Pope Formosus31–36
  10. Pope Benedict III37–42
  11. Pope Marinus I19–20
  12. Pope Nicholas I27–32
  13. Pope John IX7–12
  14. Pope Theodore II9–10
  15. Charles the Fat10–18
  16. Rurik19–20
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj28–29
  18. Al-Tabari11–12
  19. Lothair I54–55
  20. John Scotus Eriugena40–50
  21. Louis the German41–46
  22. Al-Jahiz75
  23. Abd ar-Rahman II57–58
  24. Rabanus Maurus60–74

Where the people alive in AD 850 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 850. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list