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Pope John I
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Pope John I

Catholic priest who served as Pope

Born c. AD 470 · died 20 May AD 526
Also known as John I, John, Pope John

Who was alive at the same time as Pope John I?

  1. Gaiseric, AD 389 – AD 477
  2. Pope Gelasius I, AD 410 – AD 496
  3. Pope Simplicius, c. AD 420 – AD 483
  4. Zeno, AD 425 – AD 491
  5. Julius Nepos, AD 430 – AD 480
  6. Odoacer, c. AD 433 – AD 493
  7. Pope Felix III, c. AD 440 – AD 492
  8. Pope Hormisdas, AD 450 – AD 523
  9. Theodoric the Great, AD 454 – AD 526
  10. Pope Symmachus, c. AD 460 – AD 514
  11. Clovis I, c. AD 466 – AD 511
  12. Pope John I, c. AD 470 – AD 526
  13. Pope John II, AD 470 – AD 535
  14. Aryabhata, AD 476 – AD 550
  15. Pope Silverius, AD 477 – AD 537
  16. Boethius, c. AD 480 – AD 524
  17. Benedict of Nursia, AD 480 – AD 547
  18. Justinian I, AD 482 – AD 565
  19. Pope Agapetus I, 490s – AD 536
  20. Chlothar I, AD 498 – AD 561
  21. Khosrow I, AD 501 – AD 579
  22. Pope Pelagius I, c. AD 505 – AD 561
  23. Belisarius, c. AD 505 – AD 565
  24. Pope Pelagius II, c. AD 520 – AD 590

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When Pope John I died, Justinian I was 44, Aryabhata was 49 or 50, Benedict of Nursia was 46, Theodoric the Great was 72 and Pope John II was 55 or 56.

Born during Pope John I’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Pope Pelagius II, Pope Pelagius I, Pope Silverius and Pope Agapetus I.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Gregory I was born about 12 years after Pope John I died, Pope Leo I died about 7 years before Pope John I was born, Saint Patrick died about 5 years before Pope John I was born and Pope Sabinian was born about 2 years after Pope John I died.

Where Pope John I’s contemporaries were born

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The 66 best-known contemporaries

66 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Pope John I. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 500.

  1. Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
  2. Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
  3. Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
  4. Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
  5. Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
  6. Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
  7. Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
  8. Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
  9. Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
  10. Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
  11. Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
  12. Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
  13. Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
  14. Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
  15. Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
  16. Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
  17. Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
  18. Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
  19. Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
  20. Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
  21. Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
  22. Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
  23. Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
  24. Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
  25. Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
  26. Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
  27. Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
  28. Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
  29. Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
  30. Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
  31. Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
  32. Columba AD 521 – AD 597
  33. Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
  34. Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
  35. Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
  36. Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
  37. Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
  38. Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
  39. Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
  40. Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
  41. Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
  42. Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
  43. Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
  44. Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
  45. Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
  46. Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
  47. Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
  48. Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
  49. John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
  50. Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
  51. Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
  52. Euric AD 420 – AD 484
  53. Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
  54. Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
  55. Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
  56. Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
  57. Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
  58. Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
  59. Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
  60. Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
  61. Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
  62. Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
  63. Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
  64. Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
  65. Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
  66. Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501