John Climacus

Syrian philosopher

Born c. AD 579 · died c. AD 649
Also known as Saint John Climacus, St. John Climacus, St John Climacus

Who was alive at the same time as John Climacus?

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Born during John Climacus’s lifetime: Umar, Ali, Brahmagupta, Aisha, Husayn ibn Ali, Fatima, Mu'awiya I and Pope Honorius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I died about 12 years before John Climacus was born, Pope John VI was born about 3 years after John Climacus died, Belisarius died about 12 years before John Climacus was born and Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib died about 6 years before John Climacus was born.

What happened in John Climacus’s lifetime

The Hijrah AD 622
Battle of Badr AD 624

Where John Climacus’s contemporaries were born

John Climacus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (72 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

John Climacus: Syria
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Heraclius: Cappadocia
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Honorius I: Campania
Umar: Mecca
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope John IV: Dalmatia
Pope Martin I: Pian di San Martino
Ali: Mecca
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Mu'awiya I: Mecca
Fatima: Mecca
Pope Leo II: Sicily
Aisha: Mecca
Hasan ibn Ali: Medina
Husayn ibn Ali: Medina
Pope Benedict II: Rome
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Pope John V: Antioch
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Maurice: Arabissus
Yazid I: Damascus
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Constans II: Constantinople
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Emperor Taizong of Tang: Wugong County
Marwan I: Mecca
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam: Mecca
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Yazdegerd III: Istakhr
Harsha: Thanesar
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Heraclonas: Lazica
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Jahsh: Mecca
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: Mecca
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
Umm Salama: Mecca
Zaynab bint Ali: Medina
Guntram: Soissons
Sawdah bint Zam'ah: Mecca
Zaynab bint Khuzayma: Mecca
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab: Mecca
Umm Habiba: Mecca

Compare John Climacus

The 115 best-known contemporaries

115 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as John Climacus. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 615.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
Ali AD 599 – AD 661
Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
Brahmagupta c. AD 598 – c. AD 670
Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aisha AD 614 – c. AD 678
Husayn ibn Ali AD 626 – AD 680
Fatima c. AD 610 – AD 632
Mu'awiya I AD 603 – AD 680
Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
Pope Benedict II AD 635 – AD 685
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Hasan ibn Ali AD 625 – AD 669
Pope Martin I AD 598 – AD 655
Pope Leo II AD 611 – AD 683
Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
Pope John IV c. AD 600 – AD 642
Xuanzang AD 602 – AD 664
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope Vitalian c. AD 600 – AD 672
Pope John V AD 635 – AD 686
Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
Wu Zetian AD 624 – AD 705
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
Constans II AD 630 – AD 668
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr AD 624 – AD 692
Phocas AD 547 – AD 610
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 541 – AD 619
Maximus the Confessor AD 579 – AD 662
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
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
Emperor Taizong of Tang AD 598 – AD 649
Heraclius Constantine AD 612 – AD 641
Marwan I AD 623 – AD 685
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam AD 594 – AD 656
Asparuh of Bulgaria c. AD 640 – c. AD 701
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Yazdegerd III AD 624 – AD 652
Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Dagobert I c. AD 611 – AD 639
Heraclonas AD 618 – AD 641
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
Zaynab bint Jahsh AD 592 – AD 642
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas AD 595 – c. AD 675
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Umm Salama AD 596 – AD 681
Zaynab bint Ali c. AD 627 – c. AD 684
Isaac the Syrian c. AD 640 – c. AD 700
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
Sawdah bint Zam'ah AD 589 – AD 674
Zaynab bint Khuzayma AD 595 – AD 625
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah AD 595 – AD 656
Penda of Mercia c. AD 606 – AD 655
Abd Allah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab c. AD 610 – AD 693
Clovis II c. AD 636 – AD 657
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
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
Maymunah bint al-Harith c. AD 592 – AD 672
Boran AD 590 – AD 632
Safiyya bint Huyayy c. AD 610 – AD 670
Juwayriya bint al-Harith AD 608 – AD 676
Hasan al-Basri AD 642 – AD 728
Empress Jitō AD 645 – AD 703
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
Ruqayya bint Muhammad c. AD 600 – AD 624
Emperor Tenji AD 626 – AD 672
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
Empress Kōgyoku AD 594 – AD 661
Sigebert III AD 630 – AD 656
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
Rayhana bint Zayd c. 590s – AD 631
Sigebert II AD 602 – AD 613
Anas ibn Malik AD 611 – AD 713
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657
Zainab bint Muhammad c. AD 599 – c. AD 629
Emperor Tenmu AD 631 – AD 686
Kubrat c. AD 595 – AD 665
Ardashir III AD 621 – AD 630