Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 859?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 859. 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 Great9–10
  2. Al-Kindi55–60
  3. Charles the Bald36
  4. Muhammad al-Bukhari49
  5. Pope John VIII36–41
  6. Pope Adrian II66–67
  7. Pope Formosus40–45
  8. Pope Marinus I28–29
  9. Pope Nicholas I36–41
  10. Pope John IX16–21
  11. Pope Theodore II18–19
  12. Charles the Fat19–27
  13. Rurik28–29
  14. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj37–38
  15. Al-Tabari20–21
  16. John Scotus Eriugena49–59
  17. Louis the German50–55
  18. Arnulf of Carinthia6–11
  19. Al-Jahiz84

Where the people alive in AD 859 were born

The 19 best known of those alive in AD 859. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list