Boethius
Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century
Born c. AD 480 · died AD 524
Who was alive at the same time as Boethius?
When Boethius died, Justinian I was 41 or 42, Aryabhata was 47 or 48 and Benedict of Nursia was 43 or 44.
Not quite contemporaries: Gregory I was born 14 years after Boethius died.