Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 857?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 857. 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 Great7–8
  2. Al-Kindi53–58
  3. Charles the Bald34
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari47
  5. Pope John VIII34–39
  6. Pope Adrian II64–65
  7. Pope Formosus38–43
  8. Pope Benedict III44–49
  9. Pope Marinus I26–27
  10. Pope Nicholas I34–39
  11. Pope John IX14–19
  12. Pope Theodore II16–17
  13. Charles the Fat17–25
  14. Rurik26–27
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj35–36
  16. Al-Tabari18–19
  17. John Scotus Eriugena47–57
  18. Louis the German48–53
  19. Arnulf of Carinthia4–9
  20. Al-Jahiz82

Where the people alive in AD 857 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in AD 857. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list