Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 852?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 852. 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 852: Abd ar-Rahman II.

  1. Alfred the Great2–3
  2. Al-Kindi48–53
  3. Charles the Bald29
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari42
  5. Pope John VIII29–34
  6. Ahmad ibn Hanbal72
  7. Pope Adrian II59–60
  8. Pope Leo IV59–64
  9. Pope Formosus33–38
  10. Pope Benedict III39–44
  11. Pope Marinus I21–22
  12. Pope Nicholas I29–34
  13. Pope John IX9–14
  14. Pope Theodore II11–12
  15. Charles the Fat12–20
  16. Rurik21–22
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj30–31
  18. Al-Tabari13–14
  19. Lothair I56–57
  20. John Scotus Eriugena42–52
  21. Louis the German43–48
  22. Al-Jahiz77
  23. Abd ar-Rahman II59 †
  24. Rabanus Maurus62–76

Where the people alive in AD 852 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 852. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list