Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 948?

11 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 948. 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. Ferdowsi8
  2. Al-Farabi75–80
  3. Otto the Great36
  4. Pope John XII8–13
  5. Pope Benedict V45–50
  6. Hugh Capet7–8
  7. Pope Leo VIII30–35
  8. Sviatoslav I3–8
  9. Al-Masudi49–54
  10. Constantine VII43
  11. Olga of Kiev55–60

Where the people alive in AD 948 were born

The 11 best known of those alive in AD 948. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (11 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list