Who was alive in AD 916?
16 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 916. 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.
- Al-Farabi43–48
Abu Bakr al-Razi49–50
Otto the Great4
Pope Benedict V13–18
Pope John X53–58
Æthelstan18–23
Pope John XI3–8
Rudaki56–57
Al-Masudi17–22- Constantine VII11
Al-Tabari77–78Henry the Fowler37–42
Charles the Simple37
Al-Hallaj56–60
Olga of Kiev23–28
Robert I of France56
Where the people alive in AD 916 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Al-Farabi: Otrar
- Abu Bakr al-Razi: Ray
- Otto the Great: Wallhausen
- Pope Benedict V: Rome
- Pope John X: Tossignano
- Æthelstan: Kingdom of Wessex
- Pope John XI: Rome
- Rudaki: Panjrūd
- Al-Masudi: Baghdad
- Constantine VII: Constantinople
- Al-Tabari: Amol
- Henry the Fowler: Saxony-Anhalt
- Charles the Simple: Péronne
- Al-Hallaj: Wasit
- Olga of Kiev: Pskov
- Robert I of France: Angers