Writers
The best known writers — ranked by how many Wikipedias write about them, never more than 8 alive at once — each from birth to death, to see who was alive at the same time.
Events 159 totals
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Jan
1
309
Ausonius · 309–392
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Jan
1
699
Wang Wei · 699–761
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May
23
701
Li Bai · 701–762
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Jan
1
712
Du Fu · 712–770
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Dec
31
714
Rabia of Basri · c. 710–801
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Jan
1
721
Jabir ibn Hayyan · 721–815
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Jan
1
724
Alcuin · 724–804
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Jan
1
756
Abu Nuwas · 756–814
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Jan
1
768
Han Yu · 768–824
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Jan
1
775
Al-Jahiz · 775–868
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Jan
1
776
Rabanus Maurus · 776–856
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Jan
1
777
Ziryab · 777–857
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Jan
1
858
Mansur Al-Hallaj · 858–922
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Jan
1
859
Rudaki · 859–941
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Jan
1
935
Hrotsvitha · 935–968
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Jan
8
940
Ferdowsi · 940–1020
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Jan
1
966
Sei Shōnagon · 966–1025
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Dec
12
967
Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr · 967–1049
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Jan
1
970
Murasaki Shikibu · 970–1031
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Dec
1
973
al-Ma'arri · 973–1057
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Sep
9
1004
Nasir Khusraw · 1004–1088
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Jan
1
1020
Solomon ibn Gabirol · 1020–1058
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Jan
14
1037
Su Shi · 1037–1101
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Apr
21
1126
Averroes · 1126–1198
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Dec
31
1134
Chrétien de Troyes · c. 1130–c. 1180
writers