Who Was Alive
Odoacer
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Odoacer

Monarch of Italy

Born c. AD 433 · died 15 March AD 493
Also known as Flavius Odovacar, Odovacer, Fl. Odovac

Who was alive at the same time as Odoacer?

  1. Mesrop Mashtots, c. AD 362 – AD 440
  2. Cyril of Alexandria, AD 376 – AD 444
  3. Nestorius, 380s – c. AD 451
  4. Saint Patrick, c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  5. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  6. Pope Sixtus III, c. AD 390 – AD 440
  7. Theodosius II, AD 401 – AD 450
  8. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496
  9. Pope Hilarius, c. AD 415 – AD 468
  10. Pope Simplicius, c. AD 420 – AD 483
  11. Julius Nepos, AD 430 – AD 480
  12. Odoacer, c. AD 433 – AD 493
  13. Pope Felix III, c. AD 440 – AD 492
  14. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  15. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  16. Pope Symmachus, c. AD 460 – AD 514
  17. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  18. Pope John I, c. AD 470 – AD 526
  19. Pope John II, AD 470 – AD 535
  20. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  21. Pope Silverius, AD 477 – AD 537
  22. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  23. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  24. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565

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When Odoacer died, Justinian I was 10, Aryabhata was 16 or 17, Benedict of Nursia was 13, Theodoric the Great was 38 and Pope Gelasius I was 82 or 83.

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

Not quite contemporaries: Augustine of Hippo died about a year before Odoacer was born, Jerome died about 9 years before Odoacer was born, Pope Pelagius I was born about 10 years after Odoacer died and Pope Boniface I died about 9 years before Odoacer was born.

Where Odoacer’s contemporaries were born

Odoacer 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 74 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list

Compare Odoacer

The 73 best-known contemporaries

73 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Odoacer. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 465.

  1. Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
  2. Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
  3. Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
  4. Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
  5. Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
  6. Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
  7. Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
  8. Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
  9. Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
  10. Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
  11. Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
  12. Pope Sixtus III c. AD 390 – AD 440
  13. Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
  14. Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
  15. Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
  16. Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
  17. Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
  18. Theodosius II AD 401 – AD 450
  19. Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
  20. Cyril of Alexandria AD 376 – AD 444
  21. Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
  22. Mesrop Mashtots c. AD 362 – AD 440
  23. Nestorius 380s – c. AD 451
  24. Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
  25. Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
  26. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  27. Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
  28. Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
  29. Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
  30. Majorian 420s – AD 461
  31. Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
  32. Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
  33. Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
  34. Theodoric I AD 393 – AD 451
  35. Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
  36. Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
  37. Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
  38. Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
  39. Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
  40. Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
  41. Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
  42. Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
  43. Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
  44. Bahram V AD 406 – c. AD 439
  45. Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
  46. Socrates of Constantinople c. AD 380 – c. AD 440
  47. Galla Placidia AD 386 – AD 450
  48. Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
  49. Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
  50. Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
  51. Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
  52. Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
  53. Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
  54. Chlodio c. AD 393 – AD 448
  55. Pulcheria AD 399 – AD 453
  56. Euric AD 420 – AD 484
  57. Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
  58. Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
  59. Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
  60. Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
  61. Thorismund c. AD 420 – AD 453
  62. Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
  63. Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
  64. Sozomen c. AD 400 – c. AD 450
  65. Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
  66. Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
  67. Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
  68. Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
  69. Peter Chrysologus AD 380 – AD 450
  70. Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
  71. Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
  72. Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
  73. Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501