Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 872?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 872. 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 872: Pope Adrian II.

  1. Alfred the Great22–23
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi5–6
  3. Charles the Bald49
  4. Pope John VIII49–54
  5. Pope Adrian II79 or 80 †
  6. Pope Formosus53–58
  7. Pope Sergius III9–14
  8. Pope Marinus I41–42
  9. Pope John X9–14
  10. Pope John IX29–34
  11. Pope Theodore II31–32
  12. Charles the Fat32–40
  13. Rudaki12–13
  14. Rurik41–42
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj50–51
  16. Al-Tabari33–34
  17. Al-Hallaj12–16
  18. John Scotus Eriugena62–72
  19. Louis the German63–68
  20. Arnulf of Carinthia19–24
  21. Leo VI the Wise6
  22. Robert I of France12

Where the people alive in AD 872 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 872. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list