Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 888?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 888. 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 888: Charles the Fat.

  1. Alfred the Great38–39
  2. Al-Farabi15–20
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi21–22
  4. Pope Formosus69–74
  5. Pope Sergius III25–30
  6. Pope John X25–30
  7. Pope John IX45–50
  8. Pope Theodore II47–48
  9. Charles the Fat†
  10. Rudaki28–29
  11. Al-Tabari49–50
  12. Henry the Fowler9–14
  13. Charles the Simple9
  14. Al-Hallaj28–32
  15. Arnulf of Carinthia35–40
  16. Leo VI the Wise22
  17. Robert I of France28

Where the people alive in AD 888 were born

The 17 best known of those alive in AD 888. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list