Who was alive in 780?

236 well-known people were alive in 780, including Charlemagne, Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Abu Nuwas. Here are the 80 most notable:

Charlemagne (742–814) — king of Franks, regarded as the first Holy Roman Emperor (747–814) (742-814)
Muḥammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780–850) — 9th-century Persian mathematician and astronomer
Abu Nuwas (756–814) — 8th-century classical Arabic poet
Harun al-Rashid (766–809) — 5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
Jabir ibn Hayyan (721–815) — 8th-century Islamic alchemist and author
Leo III (750–816) — Pope of the Catholic Church from 795 to 816 (born 750–816)
Louis the Pious (778–840) — King of the Franks
Adrian I (700–795) — Pope from 772 to 795
Al-Shafi'i (767–820) — Arab Muslim theologian, writer and scholar (767–820)
Paschal I (775–824) — pope
Eugene II (780–827) — pope
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780–855) — Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855)
Stephen IV (770–817) — pope
Valentine (780–827) — pope
Malik ibn Anas (711–795) — Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795)
Rabia of Basri (710–801) — Iraqi sufi and poet
Alcuin (740–804) — 8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher
Irene of Athens (752–803) — empress of Byzantine Empire (752-803)
Abd ar-Rahman I (731–788) — Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788
Nikephoros I (750–811) — Byzantine emperor
Bai Juyi (772–846) — Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty (772-846)
Al-Jahiz (775–868) — Arabic writer (776–869)
Ecgberht (771–839) — King of Wessex
Han Yu (768–824) — Chinese historian, poet, philosopher and politician (768–824)
Ali al-Rida (770–818) — eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
Michael I Rangabe (770–844) — Byzantine emperor
Leo V the Armenian (775–821) — Byzantine emperor (lived 775–820)
Leo IV the Khazar (750–780) — Byzantine emperor
Konstantinos VI (771–798) — Byzantine Emperor (771-802)
Paul the Deacon (720–799) — 8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian
Michael II (770–829) — Byzantine emperor
Stauracius (775–812) — Byzantine emperor (775-812)
Theodosios III (700–800) — Byzantine Emperor
Krum (755–814) — Bulgarian ruler
Einhard (774–840) — Frankish scholar and courtier (c. 775 – 840)
Al-Mahdi (744–785) — 3rd Abbasid caliph (r. 775–785)
Musa al-Kazim (745–799) — seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
Kūkai (774–835) — Japanese Buddhist monk and calligrapher, the founder of the Shingon school (774–835)
Theophanes the Confessor (759–817) — Byzantine aristocrat, monk and historian (c.758/60–c.817/8)
Desiderius (710–786) — King of the Lombards from 756 to 774
Al-Hadi (764–786) — Arab Abbasid Caliph (r. 785-786)
Rabanus Maurus (780–856) — archbishop of Mainz and writer (d. 856)
Pepin of Italy (777–810) — son of Charlemagne and King of the Lombards
Hisham I of Córdoba (757–796) — Emir of Córdoba from 788 to 796
Emperor Kanmu (737–806) — Emperor of Japan
Nikephoros I of Constantinople (750–828) — patriarch of Constantinople
Widukind (755–807) — Duke of Saxony
Alfonso II of Asturias (759–842) — King of Galicia (c. 760 – 842)
Theodore the Studite (759–826) — Byzantine saint
Al-Hakam I (771–822) — Emir of Córdoba from 796 to 822
Liu Zongyuan (773–819) — Chinese writer (773-819)
Ibn Hišām (701–) — Muslim scholar and historian (died 833)
Ibn al-Muqaffa' (724–) — 8th-century Persian author and translator
Abu Yusuf (731–798) — Arab Muslim Scholar and jurist (died 798)
Kōnin (709–782) — 49th emperor of Japan
Ziryab (777–857) — 9th-century poet and musician
Bertrada of Laon (725–783) — Frankish queen
Emperor Heizei (774–824) — Emperor of Japan
Idris Ibn Abdallah (745–791) — Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
Pepin the Hunchback (770–811) — Frankish prince, son of Charlemagne
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718–786) — Iraqi lexicographer, philologist and poet (718 – 786 CE)
Hildegard of Vinzgouw (758–783) — Queen of the Franks and Blessed (c. 771 – 783)
Sibawayh (760–797) — Persian grammarian from Basra (c.760–796)
Tri Songdetsen (742–797) — Emperor of Tibet
Ratchis (750–800) — Duke of Friuli (739–744) and then King of the Lombards (744–749).
Yuan Zhen (779–831) — Chinese poet
Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria (742–794) — Duke of Bavaria
Abu-l-'Atahiya (748–826) — Arab poet of the Abbasid period (c.748-c.828)
Inigo Arista (771–) — king of Pamplona
Charles the Younger (772–811) — second son of Charlemagne
Sufyan al-Thawri (716–784) — Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)
Tarasios of Constantinople (730–806) — Patriarch of Constantinople
Bermudo I of Asturias (750–797) — King of Asturias
Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718–785) — Japanese statesman and poet of the Nara period
Śāntarakṣita (725–788) — Indian Buddhist philosopher (725-788)
Abdullah ibn Mubarak (736–797) — Islamic hadith Scholar and jurist (726–797)
Emperor Dezong of Tang (742–805) — emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Hildeprand (744–800) — King of the Lombards
Cynewulf (750–786) — 8th-century English monarch
Zubaidah bint Ja`far (766–831) — Medieval Arabian princess

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