Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 856?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 856. 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 856: Rabanus Maurus.

  1. Alfred the Great6–7
  2. Al-Kindi52–57
  3. Charles the Bald33
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari46
  5. Pope John VIII33–38
  6. Pope Adrian II63–64
  7. Pope Formosus37–42
  8. Pope Benedict III43–48
  9. Pope Marinus I25–26
  10. Pope Nicholas I33–38
  11. Pope John IX13–18
  12. Pope Theodore II15–16
  13. Charles the Fat16–24
  14. Rurik25–26
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj34–35
  16. Al-Tabari17–18
  17. John Scotus Eriugena46–56
  18. Louis the German47–52
  19. Arnulf of Carinthia3–8
  20. Al-Jahiz81
  21. Rabanus Maurus†

Where the people alive in AD 856 were born

The 21 best known of those alive in AD 856. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list