Who was alive in 740?

188 well-known people were alive in 740, including Li Bai, Du Fu, Jabir ibn Hayyan. Here are the 80 most notable:

Li Bai (701–762) — Classical Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty (701–762)
Du Fu (712–770) — Tang dynasty Chinese poet (712–770)
Jabir ibn Hayyan (721–815) — 8th-century Islamic alchemist and author
Abū Ḥanīfa (699–767) — 8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist
Charles Martel (688–741) — Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
Gregory III (700–741) — 90th Pope of the Catholic Church
Adrian I (700–795) — Pope from 772 to 795
Pepin the Short (714–768) — King of the Franks from 751 to 768
Paul I (700–767) — pope (700-767)
John of Damascus (675–749) — Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)
Stephen III (720–772) — pope
Zachary (679–752) — pope
Stephen II (714–757) — pope
Jaafar Al-Sadiq (702–765) — Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
Malik ibn Anas (711–795) — Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795)
Leo III the Syrian (675–741) — emperor of Byzantine Empire
Rabia of Basri (710–801) — Iraqi sufi and poet
Alcuin (740–804) — 8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher
Abd ar-Rahman I (731–788) — Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788
Roland (737–778) — Frankish knight
Pope-elect Stephen (700–752) — priest of Rome elected pope in March 752
Padmasambhava (717–762) — 8th-century Buddhist Lama
Konstantinos V (718–775) — emperor of Byzantium
Al-Mansur (713–775) — second Abbasid Caliph (714-775)
Wang Wei (699–759) — Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman
Saint Boniface (675–754) — 8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’
Paul the Deacon (720–799) — 8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian
As-Saffah (722–754) — First Abbasid
Theodosios III (700–800) — Byzantine Emperor
Abu Muslim al Khorasani (718–755) — Abbasid general
Childeric III (714–754) — King of Francia
Marwan II (688–750) — Last Umayyad Caliph (691-750) (r. 744-750)
Al-Walid II (700–744) — 11th Umayyad caliph
Ibn Ishaq (704–768) — Arab hagiographer and historian (704–767)
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691–743) — tenth Umayyad caliph
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685–762) — 7th emperor of the Tang dynasty, reigning from 713 to 756 CE
Desiderius (710–786) — King of the Lombards from 756 to 774
Yazid III (701–744) — Umayyad caliph in 744
Liutprand, King of the Lombards (680–744) — Lombard king
Shantideva (685–763) — 8th-century Indian Buddhist monk and scholar
Carloman (710–754) — Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia (710-754)
Emperor Kanmu (737–806) — Emperor of Japan
An Lushan (703–757) — Chinese general and emperor of Yan
Alfonso I of Asturias (705–757) — duke of Cantabria and king of Asturias
Genshō (680–748) — Empress of Japan (680-748)
Meng Haoran (690–740) — poet from the Tang Dynasty
Ibn Hišām (701–) — Muslim scholar and historian (died 833)
Kōken (718–770) — Empress of Japan
Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724–) — 8th-century Persian author and translator
Abu Yusuf (731–798) — Arab Muslim Scholar and jurist (died 798)
Shōmu (701–756) — Emperor of Japan
Kōnin (709–782) — 49th emperor of Japan
Fruela I of Asturias (722–768) — King of Asturias from 757 to 768
Bertrada of Laon (725–783) — Frankish queen
Saint Walpurga (710–779) — West Saxon saint
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718–786) — Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE)
Zayd ibn Ali (695–740) — Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
Ibrahim ibn Adham (718–776) — ascetic Sufi saint
Aurelius of Asturias (740–774) — king of Asturia
Æthelbald of Mercia (700–757) — King of Mercia
Yang Guifei (719–756) — Tang dynasty imperial consort (719–756)
Junnin (733–765) — Emperor of Japan
Emperor Suzong of Tang (711–762) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Sufyan al-Thawri (716–784) — Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)
Tarasios of Constantinople (730–806) — Patriarch of Constantinople
Ine (670–) — King of Wessex
Tzitzak (701–750) — Byzantine empress
Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (707–774) — Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (707–774)
Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718–785) — Japanese statesman and poet of the Nara period
Śāntarakṣita (725–788) — Indian Buddhist philosopher (725-788)
Emperor Daizong of Tang (727–779) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Abdullah ibn Mubarak (736–797) — Islamic hadith Scholar and jurist (726–797)
Andrew of Crete (660–740) — Christian bishop and saint
Sigeberht (713–757) — King of Wessex
Vergilius of Salzburg (700–784) — Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
Han Gan (706–783) — Chinese artist (706-783)
Grifo (726–753) — 8th-century European ruler
Lu Yu (733–804) — Chinese tea master (733–804)
Orso Ipato (737–) — third Venetian doge (but first one to be historically attested)
Æthelheard (740–750) — King of Wessex

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