Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 871?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 871. 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 Great21–22
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi4–5
  3. Charles the Bald48
  4. Pope John VIII48–53
  5. Pope Adrian II78–79
  6. Pope Formosus52–57
  7. Pope Sergius III8–13
  8. Pope Marinus I40–41
  9. Pope John X8–13
  10. Pope John IX28–33
  11. Pope Theodore II30–31
  12. Charles the Fat31–39
  13. Rudaki11–12
  14. Rurik40–41
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj49–50
  16. Al-Tabari32–33
  17. Al-Hallaj11–15
  18. John Scotus Eriugena61–71
  19. Louis the German62–67
  20. Arnulf of Carinthia18–23
  21. Leo VI the Wise5
  22. Robert I of France11

Where the people alive in AD 871 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 871. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list