Who was alive in 640?

263 well-known people were alive in 640, including Umar ibn Al-Khattāb, Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, Brahmagupta. Here are the 80 most notable:

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
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)
Husayn ibn Ali (626–680) — grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
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
Benedict II (635–685) — pope
Hasan ibn Ali (625–669) — 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
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
John V (635–686) — pope
Wu Zetian (624–705) — founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
Conon (630–687) — pope (630-687)
Bilal ibn Ribah (581–641) — companion of Muhammad and first Islamic mu'azzin (c.580–640)
Constans II (630–668) — Byzantine Emperor from 641 to 668
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653) — Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) — historical Arab ruler (624-692)
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
Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab (604–665) — The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.605–665)
Marwan I (623–685) — Fourth Umayyad caliph from 684 to 685
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)
Asparuh of Bulgaria (640–700) — Bulgarian ruler
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (565–640) — Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653)
Yazdegerd III (624–652) — The 27th and last Sasanian emperor (632–651)
Harsha (590–647) — Indian king
Abu Hurairah (602–679) — companion of Muhammad
Heraklonas (618–641) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
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
Zaynab bint Ali (626–682) — daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad (626-682)
Isaac the Syrian (640–700) — Eastern Orthodox saint
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)
Clovis II (635–657) — King of Neustria and Burgundy
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)
Songtsän Gampo (604–650) — Tibetan emperor (604-650)
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)
Abdur Rahman bin Awf (580–652) — One of the Ten Blessed Companion
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
Tenji (626–672) — Emperor of Japan (626-672)
Sigebert III (630–656) — King of Austrasia
Pepin of Landen (585–640) — Mayor of the Palace (585-640)
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
Queen Seondeok of Silla (606–647) — queen-regnant of Silla
Tenmu (631–686) — Emperor of Japan
Sa'id ibn Zayd (593–671) — companion of Muhammad
Kōtoku (596–654) — Emperor of Japan (596–654, r. 645–654)
Asmā' bint Abu Bakr (595–692) — companion of Muhammad
Emperor Gaozong of Tang (628–683) — Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (628-683) (r. 649-683)
Musa ibn Nusayr (640–716) — Arab military commander provincial governor (640-716)
al-Khansāʼ (575–645) — Arab poet
Jomei (593–641) — Japanese emperor
Bāṇabhaṭṭa (585–650) — Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha and pioneer of complex ornate Sanskrit prose style.
Al-Mukhtar (622–687) — Pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687)
Wamba (633–688) — Visigothic king
Huineng (638–713) — semi-legendary Chinese Chan patriarch
Arnulf (582–641) — Frankish bishop
Uwais Qarni (594–657) — Muslim saint

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