Genevieve

Born AD 423 · died AD 502
Also known as Genevieve of Paris, Saint Geneviève, Saint Genevieve

Who was alive at the same time as Genevieve?

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When Genevieve was born, Augustine of Hippo was 68 or 69, Pope Gelasius I was 12 or 13, Theodosius II was 21 or 22, Cyril of Alexandria was 46 or 47 and Valentinian III was 3 or 4.

When Genevieve died, Justinian I was 19 or 20, Benedict of Nursia was 21 or 22, Theodoric the Great was 47 or 48 and Khosrow I was about a year old.

Born during Genevieve’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Hormisdas and Pope John I.

Not quite contemporaries: Hypatia died about 8 years before Genevieve was born, Jerome died about a year before Genevieve was born, Pope Pelagius I was born months after Genevieve died and Pope Boniface I died about a year before Genevieve was born.

Where Genevieve’s contemporaries were born

Genevieve is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (63 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Genevieve: Nanterre
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Sixtus III: Rome
Theodosius II: Constantinople
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
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
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Libius Severus: Lucania
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Clotilde: Lyon

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The 87 best-known contemporaries

87 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Genevieve. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 463.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
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 John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
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
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
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
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Martianus Capella c. AD 360 – c. AD 428
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501