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
-
Nov
27
780
Ahmad ibn Hanbal · 780–855
-
Jan
1
788
Ādi Shankara · 788–820
-
Jan
1
795
Lothair I · 795–855
-
Jan
1
796
Al-Kindi · 796–870
-
Dec
31
804
Johannes Scotus Eriugena · c. 800–877
-
Jan
1
810
Abbas Ibn Firnas · 810–887
-
Jun
17
823
Charles the Bald · 823–877
-
Jan
1
832
Charles the Fat · 832–888
-
Jan
1
836
Thābit ibn Qurra · 836–901
-
Jan
1
849
Alfred the Great · 849–899
-
Jan
1
850
Al-Battani · 850–930
-
Jan
1
854
Abu Bakr al-Razi · 854–925
-
Jan
1
858
Mansur Al-Hallaj · 858–922
-
Jan
1
859
Rudaki · 859–941
-
Jan
14
872
Farabi · 872–951
-
Jan
1
876
Henry I the Fowler · 876–936
-
Sep
21
879
Charles the Simple · 879–929
-
Jan
1
895
Æthelstan · 895–939
-
Jan
1
920
Edmund I · 920–946
-
Jan
1
935
Hrotsvitha · 935–968
-
Jan
1
938
Sylvester II · 938–1003
-
Jan
1
940
Eadwig · 940–959
-
Jan
8
940
Ferdowsi · 940–1020
-
Jan
1
950
Ibn Yunus · 950–958
-
Jan
1
950
Erik the Red · 950–1003
famous-lives