Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 885?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 885. 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 Great35–36
  2. Al-Farabi12–17
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi18–19
  4. Pope Formosus66–71
  5. Pope Sergius III22–27
  6. Pope John X22–27
  7. Pope John IX42–47
  8. Pope Theodore II44–45
  9. Charles the Fat45–53
  10. Rudaki25–26
  11. Al-Tabari46–47
  12. Henry the Fowler6–11
  13. Charles the Simple6
  14. Al-Hallaj25–29
  15. Arnulf of Carinthia32–37
  16. Leo VI the Wise19
  17. Robert I of France25

Where the people alive in AD 885 were born

The 17 best known of those alive in AD 885. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list