Who Was Alive

Were Aryabhata and Benedict of Nursia alive at the same time?

Yes. Aryabhata and Benedict of Nursia were alive at the same time for 67 years, from AD 480 to AD 547.

Aryabhata was 3 or 4 when Benedict of Nursia was born.

Aryabhata was 70 or 71 when Benedict of Nursia died, aged 67.

Aryabhata

Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

Benedict of Nursia

Founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order

Born 3 March AD 480 · died 23 March AD 547, aged 67

  1. Clovis I
  2. Aryabhata
  3. Boethius
  4. Benedict of Nursia
  5. Justinian I
  6. Gregory I
Aryabhata and Benedict of Nursia in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.