Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 873?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 873. 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 Great23–24
  2. Al-Farabi0–5
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi6–7
  4. Charles the Bald50
  5. Pope John VIII50–55
  6. Pope Formosus54–59
  7. Pope Sergius III10–15
  8. Pope Marinus I42–43
  9. Pope John X10–15
  10. Pope John IX30–35
  11. Pope Theodore II32–33
  12. Charles the Fat33–41
  13. Rudaki13–14
  14. Rurik42–43
  15. Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj51–52
  16. Al-Tabari34–35
  17. Al-Hallaj13–17
  18. John Scotus Eriugena63–73
  19. Louis the German64–69
  20. Arnulf of Carinthia20–25
  21. Leo VI the Wise7
  22. Robert I of France13

Where the people alive in AD 873 were born

The 22 best known of those alive in AD 873. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list