Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 940?

11 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 940. 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.

Born in AD 940: Ferdowsi.

  1. Ferdowsiborn
  2. Al-Farabi67–72
  3. Otto the Great28
  4. Pope John XII0–5
  5. Pope Benedict V37–42
  6. Pope Leo VIII22–27
  7. Rudaki80–81
  8. Al-Masudi41–46
  9. Constantine VII35
  10. Olga of Kiev47–52
  11. Edmund I17–22

Where the people alive in AD 940 were born

The 11 best known of those alive in AD 940. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (11 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list