Who was alive in 620?

282 well-known people were alive in 620, including Muhammad, Umar ibn Al-Khattāb, Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib. Here are the 80 most notable:

Muhammad (571–632) — Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb (586–644) — 2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (599–661) — 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam
Abu Bakr (573–634) — 1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad
Brahmagupta (598–670) — Indian mathematician and astronomer (c. 598 – c. 668 CE)
Uthman ibn Affan (574–656) — Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656
Aisha (614–678) — Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678)
Fatima (604–632) — daughter of Muhammad (c. 605–632)
Mu'awiya I (603–680) — founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)
Heraclius (575–641) — Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641
Isidore of Seville (560–636) — Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)
Honorius I (585–638) — pope
Boniface V (600–625) — pope
Leo II (611–683) — pope
Martin I (598–655) — 7th‑century pope and martyr, bishop of Rome (649–655), exiled for opposing Monothelitism, venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox Churches
John IV (600–642) — pope
Xuanzang (602–664) — 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar (602–664)
Agatho (574–681) — pope
Khalid ibn al-Walid (592–642) — Arab Muslim military general (d. 642)
Vitalian (600–672) — 7th-century pope
Bilal ibn Ribah (581–641) — companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin (c.580–640)
Khosrow II (570–628) — The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653) — Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)
Maximus the Confessor (579–662) — Christian monk, theologian, scholar and saint (c. 580 - 662)
Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619–688) — 7th-century Islamic scholar
'Amr ibn al-'As (570–664) — Arab military commander and governor (c.573–664)
Heraclius Constantine (612–641) — Byzantine Emperor in 641
Chlothar II (584–629) — King of Neustria
Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab (604–665) — The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.605–665)
Salman the Persian (568–657) — companion of Muhammad; first Persian convert to Islam
Emperor Taizong of Tang (598–649) — Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty (598-649) (r. 626-649)
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656) — companion of Muhammad (594–656)
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (565–640) — Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653)
Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566–635) — Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) (r. 618–626)
Harsha (590–647) — Indian king
Dagobert I (611–639) — Frankish king
Abu Hurairah (602–679) — companion of Muhammad
Heraklonas (618–641) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (583–639) — companion of Muhammad and military leader (583–639)
Zaynab bint Jahsh (592–642) — cousin and seventh wife of Muhammad (c. 590–641)
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595–674) — Muslim general (c. 595 – 674)
Bhartṛhari (570–651) — Indian linguist, poet and writer
Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (568–625) — Muhammad's companion and uncle (c. 568–625)
Umm Salama (596–681) — Muhammad's sixth wife (c. 596 – 667/683)
Talha ibn Ubaydullah (595–656) — Arab Muslim military commander (c.594-656)
Penda of Mercia (606–655) — 7th-century King of Mercia
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (610–693) — Companion of Muhammad and authority in hadith and law (c.610-693)
John Climacus (579–649) — Syrian mystic and abbot
Sawda bint Zamʿa (589–674) — second wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Abdullah ibn Masud (594–653) — companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.594-c.653)
Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595–625) — Muhammad's fifth wife (c. 596–625)
Songtsän Gampo (604–650) — Tibetan emperor (604-650)
Abū Lahab (549–624) — Uncle of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad (c.549-c.624)
Boran (590–632) — 25th Sasanian Emperor (629–632)
Maymunah bint al-Harith (592–672) — Muhammad's eleventh wife (c. 594–671)
Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594–665) — Muhammad's ninth wife (c. 589/594 – 664)
Suiko (554–628) — Empress of Japan from 592 to 628
Prince Shōtoku (574–622) — semi-legendary Japanese prince (574–622)
Theophylact Simocatta (580–630) — early 7th-century Byzantine historian
Abdur Rahman bin Awf (580–652) — One of the Ten Blessed Companion
Ruqayya bint Muhammad (598–624) — daughter of Muhammad
Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608–676) — Muhammad's eighth wife (c. 608–676)
Safiyya bint Huyayy (610–670) — The tenth wife of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad
Kōgyoku (594–661) — Empress of Japan
Theodelinda (570–627) — Queen of the Lombards (589-616)
Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi (581–629) — Sahabah of Muhammad
Pepin of Landen (585–640) — Mayor of the Palace (585-640)
Rayhana bint Zayd ibn ʿAmr (590–631) — Muhammad's concubine or twelfth wife (d. 631)
Anas ibn Malik (611–713) — companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad
Ammar ibn Yasir (570–657) — Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (died 657)
Kubrat (584–665) — ruler of Old Great Bulgaria
Zainab bint Muhammad (599–629) — Eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Queen Seondeok of Silla (606–647) — queen-regnant of Silla
Sa'id ibn Zayd (593–671) — companion of Muhammad
Kōtoku (596–654) — Emperor of Japan (596–654, r. 645–654)
Shahrbaraz (600–630) — general and temporary ruler of the Sassanid Empire (629)
Charibert II (618–632) — Frankish king
Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib (589–629) — Companion (Sahabi) and cousin of Muhammad (c. 590–629)
Kavadh II (590–628) — Sasanian temporary emperor (628)
Asmā' bint Abu Bakr (595–692) — companion of Muhammad

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