Brendan the Navigator

Irish explorer

Born c. AD 486 · died AD 577
Also known as Brendan of Clonfert, Saint Brandon, Saint Brendan

Who was alive at the same time as Brendan the Navigator?

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When Brendan the Navigator died, Muhammad was 5 or 6, Phocas was 29 or 30, Gregory of Tours was 38 or 39, Amr ibn al-As was 6 or 7 and Columba was 55 or 56.

Born during Brendan the Navigator’s lifetime: Muhammad, Abu Bakr, Pope Gregory I, Uthman, Isidore of Seville, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Pelagius I and Pope Benedict I.

Not quite contemporaries: Umar was born about 7 years after Brendan the Navigator died, Pope Honorius I was born about 6 years after Brendan the Navigator died, Pope Simplicius died about a year before Brendan the Navigator was born and Khalid ibn al-Walid was born about 9 years after Brendan the Navigator died.

Where Brendan the Navigator’s contemporaries were born

Brendan the Navigator is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (66 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Amina bint Wahb: Mecca
Maurice: Arabissus
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Israel
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Justin II: Constantinople
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Genevieve: Nanterre
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
John Malalas: Antioch
Guntram: Soissons
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Columbanus: Leinster
Abu Lahab: Mecca
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
Prince Shōtoku: Tachibana-dera Temple
Clotilde: Lyon

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The 93 best-known contemporaries

93 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Brendan the Navigator. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 533.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Amina bint Wahb c. 550s – c. AD 578
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 545 – AD 570
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Columbanus c. AD 543 – AD 615
Abu Lahab AD 549 – c. AD 625
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Venantius Fortunatus c. AD 534 – AD 609
Theodelinda c. AD 570 – c. AD 628
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501