Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 939?

10 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 939. 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 939: Æthelstan.

  1. Al-Farabi66–71
  2. Otto the Great27
  3. Pope Benedict V36–41
  4. Pope Leo VIII21–26
  5. Æthelstan†
  6. Rudaki79–80
  7. Al-Masudi40–45
  8. Constantine VII34
  9. Olga of Kiev46–51
  10. Edmund I16–21

Where the people alive in AD 939 were born

The 10 best known of those alive in AD 939. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (10 of 10 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list