Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 858?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 858. 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 858: Pope Benedict III.

  1. Alfred the Great8–9
  2. Al-Kindi54–59
  3. Charles the Bald35
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari48
  5. Pope John VIII35–40
  6. Pope Adrian II65–66
  7. Pope Formosus39–44
  8. Pope Benedict III†
  9. Pope Marinus I27–28
  10. Pope Nicholas I35–40
  11. Pope John IX15–20
  12. Pope Theodore II17–18
  13. Charles the Fat18–26
  14. Rurik27–28
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj36–37
  16. Al-Tabari19–20
  17. John Scotus Eriugena48–58
  18. Louis the German49–54
  19. Arnulf of Carinthia5–10
  20. Al-Jahiz83

Where the people alive in AD 858 were born

The 20 best known of those alive in AD 858. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list