Pope Agatho

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born AD 574 · died 10 January AD 681, aged 106 or 107
Also known as Agatho, St. Agathon

Who was alive at the same time as Pope Agatho?

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When Pope Agatho was born, Muhammad was 2 or 3, Pope Adeodatus I was 3 or 4, Maurice was 34 or 35, Khosrow I was 72 or 73 and Khosrow II was 3 or 4.

When Pope Agatho died, Pope Gregory II was 11 or 12, Pope Benedict II was 45 or 46, Pope Leo II was 69 or 70, Pope John VII was 30 or 31 and Pope Sergius I was 30 or 31.

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

Not quite contemporaries: Justinian I died about 9 years before Pope Agatho was born, Charles Martel was born about 7 years after Pope Agatho died, Pope Pelagius I died about 13 years before Pope Agatho was born and Belisarius died about 9 years before Pope Agatho was born.

What happened in Pope Agatho’s lifetime

The Hijrah AD 622Pope Agatho was 47 or 48
Battle of Badr AD 624Pope Agatho was 49 or 50

Where Pope Agatho’s contemporaries were born

Pope Agatho is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (76 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Pope Benedict I: Rome
Pope Gregory I: Rome
Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
Muhammad: Mecca
Abu Bakr: Mecca
Heraclius: Cappadocia
Uthman: Mecca
Pope Honorius I: Campania
Umar: Mecca
Brahmagupta: Bhinmal
Pope Martin I: Pian di San Martino
Ali: Mecca
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 Gregory II: Rome
Bede: Jarrow
John of Damascus: Damascus
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Pope John IV: Dalmatia
Xuanzang: Yanshi District
Pope John VII: Rossano
Pope Sergius I: Palermo
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Pope John VI: Ephesus
Pope Zachary: Santa Severina
Pope Vitalian: Segni
Pope John V: Antioch
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Wu Zetian: Guangyuan
Pope Conon: Sicily
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan: Medina
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Amina bint Wahb: Mecca
Leo III the Isaurian: Kahramanmaraş
Maurice: Arabissus
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Yazid I: Damascus
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Justinian II: Constantinople
Tariq ibn Ziyad: Khenchela
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Constans II: Constantinople
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr: Medina
Justin II: Constantinople
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Hafsa bint Umar: Mecca
Ibn Abbas: Mecca
Constantine IV: Constantinople
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
Ali al-Sajjad: Medina
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam: Mecca
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Yazdegerd III: Istakhr
Mu'awiya II: Damascus
Harsha: Thanesar
Abu Hurayra: Tihamah
Leontius: Isauria

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The 150 best-known contemporaries

153 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope Agatho. The 150 best known are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 628.

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
Bede c. AD 672 – AD 735
Pope Gregory II AD 669 – AD 731
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
John of Damascus c. AD 675 – AD 749
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
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 John VII AD 650 – AD 707
Pope Sergius I AD 650 – AD 701
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope John VI AD 655 – AD 705
Pope Zachary AD 679 – AD 752
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 Sisinnius c. AD 650 – AD 708
Pope Conon AD 630 – AD 687
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan c. AD 646 – AD 705
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Amina bint Wahb c. 550s – c. AD 578
Leo III the Isaurian AD 675 – AD 741
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Yazid I AD 646 – AD 683
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Justinian II AD 669 – AD 711
Tariq ibn Ziyad AD 670 – AD 720
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
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
Hafsa bint Umar AD 604 – AD 665
Ibn Abbas c. AD 619 – AD 688
Constantine IV AD 652 – AD 685
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
Ali al-Sajjad AD 659 – AD 713
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
Mu'awiya II AD 661 – AD 684
Harsha AD 590 – AD 647
Abu Hurayra AD 602 – AD 679
Dagobert I c. AD 611 – AD 639
Leontius AD 660 – AD 706
Al-Walid I AD 668 – AD 715
Saint Boniface c. AD 675 – AD 754
Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik AD 675 – AD 717
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
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
Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677 – AD 733
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Childebert III AD 678 – AD 711
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
Chlothar III c. AD 650 – AD 673
Theuderic III 650s – AD 691
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
Umm Habiba c. AD 594 – AD 665
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud AD 594 – AD 653
Childeric II AD 655 – AD 675
Chilperic II c. AD 673 – AD 721
Clovis IV c. AD 677 – AD 695
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
Pepin of Herstal c. AD 645 – AD 714
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
Dagobert II AD 652 – AD 679
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf AD 661 – AD 714
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
Empress Genmei AD 661 – AD 721
Kahina AD 668 – AD 703
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