Who was alive in 680?

236 well-known people were alive in 680, including Husayn ibn Ali, Mu'awiya I, Bede. Here are the 80 most notable:

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)
Bede (672–735) — Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)
Gregory II (669–731) — 89th Pope of the Catholic Church (from 715 to 731)
Benedict II (635–685) — pope
John of Damascus (675–749) — Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
Leo II (611–683) — pope
Sergius I (650–701) — pope
John VII (650–707) — pope
Agatho (574–681) — pope
John VI (655–705) — pope
Zachary (679–752) — pope
John V (635–686) — pope
Sisinnius (650–708) — 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)
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646–705) — Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705
Eugene I (657–700) — pope
Leo III the Syrian (675–741) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
Yazid I (646–683) — second caliph of the Umayyad caliphate (646-683)
Justinian II (669–711) — Byzantine Emperor from 685 to 695 and from 705 to 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad (670–720) — 8th-century Muslim general
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) — historical Arab ruler (624-692)
Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619–688) — 7th-century Islamic scholar
Constantine IV (652–685) — Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin (659–713) — Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
Marwan I (623–685) — Fourth Umayyad caliph from 684 to 685
Asparuh of Bulgaria (640–700) — Bulgarian ruler
Mu'awiya II (661–684) — Umayyad caliph from 683 to 684
Leontius (660–706) — Byzantine emperor from 695 to 698
Al-Walid I (668–715) — Umayyad caliph
Saint Boniface (675–754) — 8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (675–717) — Umayyad caliph
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)
Muhammad al-Baqir (677–733) — Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
Childebert III (678–711) — King of the Franks
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (610–693) — Companion of Muhammad and authority in hadith and law (c.610-693)
Theuderic III (657–691) — King of the Franks
Chilperic II (670–721) — King of Neustria
Clovis IV (677–695) — King of the Franks
Hasan al-Basri (642–728) — Arab Muslim scholar, theologian, preacher and judge (c.642–728)
Pepin of Herstal (645–714) — Mayor of the Palace (635-714)
Jitō (645–703) — Empress of Japan (645-703)
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661–714) — Umayyad governor and viceroy (c.661-714)
Genmei (661–722) — Empress regnant of Japan
Samo (658–700) — Frankish merchant who unified several Slavic tribes
Dihya (668–703) — Amazigh queen
Anas ibn Malik (611–713) — companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad
Liutprand, King of the Lombards (680–744) — Lombard king
Tenmu (631–686) — Emperor of Japan
Abd al-Rahman al-Ghafiqi (650–732) — Muslim general
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)
Genshō (680–748) — Empress of Japan (680-748)
Al-Mukhtar (622–687) — Pro-Alid Arab revolutionary (c.622–687)
Wamba (633–688) — Visigothic king
Huineng (638–713) — semi-legendary Chinese Chan patriarch
Hubertus (655–727) — Christian saint, first bishop of Liège (c.656-727)
K'inich Janaab' Pakal (603–683) — ajaw of Palenque
Anania Shirakatsi (610–685) — Armenian scientist
Giles (640–710) — Christian hermit
Willibrord (658–739) — Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and missionary (c.658–739)
Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662–716) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (662–710) — Japanese poet
Uqba ibn Nafi (622–683) — Arab Muslim general (died 683)
Egica (610–702) — 610-702
Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640–709) — Iraqi poet (640-708)
Abbas ibn Ali (647–680) — Son of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (647-680)
Dharmakirti (660–700) — Indian Buddhist philosopher (fl.c.600–670)
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656–710) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Bahira (600–700) — 6th-century monk said to have prophecied of Muhammad
Yijing (635–713) — (635–713), Chinese Buddhist monk, traveler, and writer
Erwig (643–687) — Visigoth king
Odo the Great (650–735) — 8th-century Duke of Aquitaine
Germanus I of Constantinople (650–730) — Patriarch of Constantinople
Ansprand (657–712) — king of the Lombards
Sebeos (600–700) — Armenian priest, historian and cleric

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