Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 853?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 853. 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 Great3–4
  2. Al-Kindi49–54
  3. Charles the Bald30
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari43
  5. Pope John VIII30–35
  6. Ahmad ibn Hanbal73
  7. Pope Adrian II60–61
  8. Pope Leo IV60–65
  9. Pope Formosus34–39
  10. Pope Benedict III40–45
  11. Pope Marinus I22–23
  12. Pope Nicholas I30–35
  13. Pope John IX10–15
  14. Pope Theodore II12–13
  15. Charles the Fat13–21
  16. Rurik22–23
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj31–32
  18. Al-Tabari14–15
  19. Lothair I57–58
  20. John Scotus Eriugena43–53
  21. Louis the German44–49
  22. Arnulf of Carinthia0–5
  23. Al-Jahiz78
  24. Rabanus Maurus63–77

Where the people alive in AD 853 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 853. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list