Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 942?

11 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 942. 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. Ferdowsi2
  2. Al-Farabi69–74
  3. Otto the Great30
  4. Pope John XII2–7
  5. Pope Benedict V39–44
  6. Hugh Capet1–2
  7. Pope Leo VIII24–29
  8. Al-Masudi43–48
  9. Constantine VII37
  10. Olga of Kiev49–54
  11. Edmund I19–24

Where the people alive in AD 942 were born

The 11 best known of those alive in AD 942. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (11 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list