Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 887?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 887. 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 Great37–38
  2. Al-Farabi14–19
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi20–21
  4. Pope Formosus68–73
  5. Pope Sergius III24–29
  6. Pope John X24–29
  7. Pope John IX44–49
  8. Pope Theodore II46–47
  9. Charles the Fat47–55
  10. Rudaki27–28
  11. Al-Tabari48–49
  12. Henry the Fowler8–13
  13. Charles the Simple8
  14. Al-Hallaj27–31
  15. Arnulf of Carinthia34–39
  16. Leo VI the Wise21
  17. Robert I of France27

Where the people alive in AD 887 were born

The 17 best known of those alive in AD 887. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list