Leo I

Byzantine emperor

Born c. AD 401 · died 19 January AD 474
Also known as Leo the Great, Leo the Butcher, Leo the Thracian

Who was alive at the same time as Leo I?

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When Leo I died, Theodoric the Great was 19, Pope Gelasius I was 63 or 64, Pope Hormisdas was 23 or 24, Pope John II was 3 or 4 and Julius Nepos was 43 or 44.

Born during Leo I’s lifetime: Clovis I, Theodoric the Great, Pope Gelasius I, Pope Hormisdas, Pope John I, Pope John II, Pope Simplicius and Pope Symmachus.

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I was born about 8 years after Leo I died, Aryabhata was born about 2 years after Leo I died, Ambrose died about 2 years before Leo I was born and Theodosius I died about 4 years before Leo I was born.

What happened in Leo I’s lifetime

Visigoths sack Rome AD 410

Where Leo I’s contemporaries were born

Leo I 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

Leo I: Thrace
Jerome: Dalmatia
John Chrysostom: Antioch
Augustine of Hippo: Thagaste
Hypatia: Alexandria
Pope Boniface I: Rome
Cyril of Alexandria: El Mahalla El Kubra
Arcadius: Hispania
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Honorius: Istanbul
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
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Nestorius: Kahramanmaraş
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Proclus: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Constantius III: Niš
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Stilicho: Constantinople
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Faxian: Xiangyuan County
Orosius: Braga
Libius Severus: Lucania
Kumārajīva: Kushan Empire
Pelagius: Roman Britain
Socrates of Constantinople: Constantinople
Galla Placidia: Constantinople
Genevieve: Nanterre
Tao Yuanming: Lushan City
Syagrius: Lyon
Prudentius: Calahorra
Macrobius: Rome
John Cassian: Dobruja
Synesius: Cyrene
Pulcheria: Constantinople
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Mary of Egypt: Alexandria
Priscus: Panion
Martianus Capella: M'Daourouch
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Sozomen: Beit Lahia
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Sigeric: Balkans
Peter Chrysologus: Imola
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart

Compare Leo I

The 81 best-known contemporaries

81 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Leo I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 439.

Augustine of Hippo AD 354 – AD 430
Hypatia c. AD 360 – AD 415
Jerome c. AD 345 – c. AD 420
John Chrysostom c. AD 350 – AD 407
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
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 Boniface I c. AD 370 – AD 422
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Honorius AD 384 – AD 423
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
Arcadius AD 377 – AD 408
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
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
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Constantius III c. AD 370 – AD 421
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Stilicho AD 359 – AD 408
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Faxian c. AD 339 – c. AD 423
Orosius c. AD 385 – c. AD 418
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
Kumārajīva c. AD 345 – AD 413
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Pelagius c. AD 354 – c. AD 420
Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Tao Yuanming AD 365 – AD 427
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Prudentius AD 348 – c. AD 411
Macrobius c. AD 370 – c. AD 431
John Cassian AD 360 – AD 435
Synesius AD 370 – AD 413
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
Mary of Egypt c. AD 344 – c. AD 421
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
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
Sigeric c. 370s – AD 415
Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501