Who Was Alive

Famous people born in the 6th century

7 people we track were born in the 6th century. The best known are on the timeline.

  1. Gregory I
  2. Muhammad
  3. Abu Bakr
  4. Uthman ibn Affan
  5. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
  6. Brahmagupta
  7. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib
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. Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
  2. Umar ibn Al-Khattāb c. AD 586 – AD 644
  3. Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib AD 599 – AD 661
  4. Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
  5. Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
  6. Gregory I AD 537–543 – AD 604
  7. Uthman ibn Affan AD 574–575 – AD 656