Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 870?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 870. 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 870: Muhammad al-Bukhari.

  1. Alfred the Great20–21
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi3–4
  3. Al-Kindi66–71
  4. Charles the Bald47
  5. Muhammad al-Bukhari60 †
  6. Pope John VIII47–52
  7. Pope Adrian II77–78
  8. Pope Formosus51–56
  9. Pope Sergius III7–12
  10. Pope Marinus I39–40
  11. Pope John X7–12
  12. Pope John IX27–32
  13. Pope Theodore II29–30
  14. Charles the Fat30–38
  15. Rudaki10–11
  16. Rurik39–40
  17. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj48–49
  18. Al-Tabari31–32
  19. Al-Hallaj10–14
  20. John Scotus Eriugena60–70
  21. Louis the German61–66
  22. Arnulf of Carinthia17–22
  23. Leo VI the Wise4
  24. Robert I of France10

Where the people alive in AD 870 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in AD 870. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (21 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list