Dionysius Exiguus

Mathematician

Born c. AD 475 · died AD 540–556

Who was alive at the same time as Dionysius Exiguus?

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Born during Dionysius Exiguus’s lifetime: Justinian I, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Pelagius I, Pope Benedict I, Pope Agapetus I and Belisarius.

Not quite contemporaries: Muhammad was born about 14 years after Dionysius Exiguus died, Abu Bakr was born about 14 years after Dionysius Exiguus died, Pope Leo I died about 12 years before Dionysius Exiguus was born and Isidore of Seville was born about a year after Dionysius Exiguus died.

Where Dionysius Exiguus’s contemporaries were born

Dionysius Exiguus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (57 of 72 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
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
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Maurice: Arabissus
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Proclus: Constantinople
Justin II: Constantinople
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Columba: County Donegal
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Guntram: Soissons
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
Saint David: Pembrokeshire
Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang

Compare Dionysius Exiguus

The 71 best-known contemporaries

71 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Dionysius Exiguus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 509.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
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
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 Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
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
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
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
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Gregory of Tours AD 538 – AD 594
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
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
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
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
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501