Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 917?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 917. 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. Al-Farabi44–49
  2. Abu Bakr al-Razi50–51
  3. Otto the Great5
  4. Pope Benedict V14–19
  5. Pope John X54–59
  6. Æthelstan19–24
  7. Pope John XI4–9
  8. Rudaki57–58
  9. Al-Masudi18–23
  10. Constantine VII12
  11. Al-Tabari78–79
  12. Henry the Fowler38–43
  13. Charles the Simple38
  14. Al-Hallaj57–61
  15. Olga of Kiev24–29
  16. Robert I of France57

Where the people alive in AD 917 were born

The 16 best known of those alive in AD 917. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list