Gregory of Tours

Historian and bishop

Born 30 November AD 538 · died 17 December AD 594, aged 56
Also known as St. Gregory of Tours

Who was alive at the same time as Gregory of Tours?

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When Gregory of Tours was born, Justinian I was 56, Aryabhata was 61 or 62, Benedict of Nursia was 58, Chlothar I was 39 or 40 and Khosrow I was 36 or 37.

When Gregory of Tours died, Muhammad was 23, Khalid ibn al-Walid was 7 or 8, Pope Adeodatus I was 23 or 24, Pope Agatho was 19 or 20 and Maurice was 54 or 55.

Born during Gregory of Tours’s lifetime: Muhammad, Umar, Abu Bakr, Uthman, Heraclius, Isidore of Seville, Pope Honorius I and Khalid ibn al-Walid.

Not quite contemporaries: Ali was born about 5 years after Gregory of Tours died, Brahmagupta was born about 2 years after Gregory of Tours died, Fatima was born about 10 years after Gregory of Tours died and Boethius died about 14 years before Gregory of Tours was born.

Where Gregory of Tours’s contemporaries were born

Gregory of Tours is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (70 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Maurice: Arabissus
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Amina bint Wahb: Mecca
Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Heraclius: Cappadocia
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Honorius I: Campania
Umar: Mecca
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Israel
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Justin II: Constantinople
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Childebert I: Reims
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Harsha: Thanesar
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Jahsh: Mecca
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Guntram: Soissons
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
John Climacus: Syria
Narses: Constantinople
Columbanus: Leinster
Abu Lahab: Mecca
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf: Mecca
Theophylact Simocatta: Egypt
Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
Prince Shōtoku: Tachibana-dera Temple
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
Theodelinda: Regensburg
Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi: Arabian Peninsula

Compare Gregory of Tours

The 85 best-known contemporaries

85 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Gregory of Tours. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 566.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
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
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
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
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
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
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Amr ibn al-As AD 570 – AD 664
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
Zaynab bint Jahsh AD 592 – AD 642
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
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
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf c. AD 577 – c. AD 654
Theophylact Simocatta AD 580 – AD 630
Boran AD 590 – AD 632
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
Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
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
Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi AD 581 – AD 629
Pepin of Landen c. AD 585 – AD 640
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