Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 897?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 897. 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 897: Pope Theodore II.

  1. Alfred the Great47–48
  2. Al-Farabi24–29
  3. Abu Bakr al-Razi30–31
  4. Pope Sergius III34–39
  5. Pope John X34–39
  6. Pope John IX54–59
  7. Pope Theodore II56 or 57 †
  8. Rudaki37–38
  9. Al-Tabari58–59
  10. Henry the Fowler18–23
  11. Charles the Simple18
  12. Al-Hallaj37–41
  13. Olga of Kiev4–9
  14. Arnulf of Carinthia44–49
  15. Leo VI the Wise31
  16. Robert I of France37

Where the people alive in AD 897 were born

The 16 best known of those alive in AD 897. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (15 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list