Famous Lives
Who was alive at the same time: history's best known leaders, religious figures, explorers, thinkers, scientists, writers, composers and painters, each from birth to death in their field's color — never more than 12 at once.
Events 457 totals
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Jan
1
586
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb · 586–644
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Jan
1
598
Brahmagupta · 598–665
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Mar
19
599
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib · 599–661
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Apr
6
602
Xuanzang · 602–664
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Jan
1
640
Isaac the Syrian · 640–700
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Jan
1
640
Asparuh of Bulgaria · 640–701
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Jan
1
646
Yazid I · 646–683
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Jan
1
670
Tariq ibn Ziyad · 670–720
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Jan
1
672
Bede · 672–735
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Jan
1
675
John of Damascus · 675–749
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Aug
26
688
Charles Martel · 688–741
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Sep
5
699
Abū Ḥanīfa · 699–767
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Jan
1
700
Philippikos Bardanes · c. 700–714
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May
23
701
Li Bai · 701–762
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Jan
1
709
Malik ibn Anas · 709–795
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Jan
1
712
Du Fu · 712–770
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Jan
1
714
Pepin the Short · 714–768
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Jan
1
718
Konstantinos V · 718–775
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Jan
1
721
Jabir ibn Hayyan · 721–815
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Apr
6
742
Charlemagne · 742–814
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Jan
1
756
Abu Nuwas · 756–814
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Feb
23
766
Harun al-Rashid · 766–809
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Sep
1
767
Al-Shafi'i · 767–820
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Apr
20
778
Louis the Pious · 778–840
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Jan
1
780
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi · 780–850
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