Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 889?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 889. 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 Great39–40
  2. Al-Farabi16–21
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi22–23
  4. Pope Formosus70–75
  5. Pope Sergius III26–31
  6. Pope John X26–31
  7. Pope John IX46–51
  8. Pope Theodore II48–49
  9. Rudaki29–30
  10. Al-Tabari50–51
  11. Henry the Fowler10–15
  12. Charles the Simple10
  13. Al-Hallaj29–33
  14. Arnulf of Carinthia36–41
  15. Leo VI the Wise23
  16. Robert I of France29

Where the people alive in AD 889 were born

The 16 best known of those alive in AD 889. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (15 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list