Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 4th century BC

10 people we track were born in the 4th century BC. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Aristotle
  2. Demosthenes
  3. Chanakya
  4. Mencius
  5. Theophrastus
  6. Zhuang Zhou
  7. Alexander the Great
  8. Epicurus
  9. Zeno of Citium
  10. Ashoka
Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.
  1. Aristotle 384–322 BC
  2. Alexander the Great 356–323 BC
  3. Ashoka 304–232 BC
  4. Epicurus 342–270 BC
  5. Chanakya 375–283 BC
  6. Demosthenes 384–322 BC
  7. Mencius c. 372 – c. 289 BC
  8. Theophrastus c. 371 – 287 BC
  9. Zhuang Zhou c. 369 – c. 288 BC
  10. Zeno of Citium c. 334 – 263 BC