Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 878?

18 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 878. 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 Great28–29
  2. Al-Farabi5–10
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi11–12
  4. Pope John VIII55–60
  5. Pope Formosus59–64
  6. Pope Sergius III15–20
  7. Pope Marinus I47–48
  8. Pope John X15–20
  9. Pope John IX35–40
  10. Pope Theodore II37–38
  11. Charles the Fat38–46
  12. Rudaki18–19
  13. Rurik47–48
  14. Al-Tabari39–40
  15. Al-Hallaj18–22
  16. Arnulf of Carinthia25–30
  17. Leo VI the Wise12
  18. Robert I of France18

Where the people alive in AD 878 were born

The 18 best known of those alive in AD 878. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 18 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list