Who was alive in AD 861?
22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 861. 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.
Alfred the Great11–12- Al-Kindi57–62
Charles the Bald38
Muhammad al-Bukhari51
Pope John VIII38–43- Pope Adrian II68–69
Pope Formosus42–47- Pope Marinus I30–31
Pope Nicholas I38–43- Pope John IX18–23
- Pope Theodore II20–21
- Charles the Fat21–29
Rudaki1–2
Rurik30–31
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj39–40
Al-Tabari22–23
Al-Hallaj1–5
John Scotus Eriugena51–61
Louis the German52–57- Arnulf of Carinthia8–13
Robert I of France1- Al-Jahiz86
Where the people alive in AD 861 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Alfred the Great: Wantage
- Al-Kindi: Basra
- Charles the Bald: Frankfurt
- Muhammad al-Bukhari: Bukhara
- Pope John VIII: Rome
- Pope Adrian II: Rome
- Pope Formosus: Rome
- Pope Marinus I: Gallese
- Pope Nicholas I: Rome
- Pope John IX: Tivoli
- Pope Theodore II: Rome
- Charles the Fat: Neudingen
- Rudaki: Panjrūd
- Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj: Nishapur
- Al-Tabari: Amol
- Al-Hallaj: Wasit
- John Scotus Eriugena: Ireland
- Robert I of France: Angers
- Al-Jahiz: Basra