Who Was Alive

Were Pope Felix III and Aryabhata alive at the same time?

Yes. Pope Felix III and Aryabhata were alive at the same time for 15 or 16 years, from AD 476 to AD 492.

Aryabhata was 15 or 16 when Pope Felix III died.

Pope Felix III

Pope Felix III

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 440 · died 1 March AD 492

Aryabhata

Aryabhata

Astronomer

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

  1. Pope Leo I, c. AD 394 – AD 461
  2. Pope Felix III, c. AD 440 – AD 492
  3. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  4. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  5. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  6. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  7. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  8. Pope Gregory I, c. AD 541 – AD 604

Pope Felix III and Aryabhata in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Pope Felix III and Aryabhata were born

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