Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 947?

11 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 947. 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. Ferdowsi7
  2. Al-Farabi74–79
  3. Otto the Great35
  4. Pope John XII7–12
  5. Pope Benedict V44–49
  6. Hugh Capet6–7
  7. Pope Leo VIII29–34
  8. Sviatoslav I2–7
  9. Al-Masudi48–53
  10. Constantine VII42
  11. Olga of Kiev54–59

Where the people alive in AD 947 were born

The 11 best known of those alive in AD 947. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (11 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list