Saint David

Catholic priest

Born AD 512 · died AD 589, aged 76 or 77
Also known as David, St. David, Dewi

Who was alive at the same time as Saint David?

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When Saint David was born, Justinian I was 29 or 30, Benedict of Nursia was 31 or 32, Theodoric the Great was 57 or 58 and Khosrow I was 10 or 11.

When Saint David died, Muhammad was 17 or 18, Khalid ibn al-Walid was 2 or 3, Pope Adeodatus I was 18 or 19, Pope Agatho was 14 or 15 and Maurice was 49 or 50.

Born during Saint David’s lifetime: Muhammad, Umar, Abu Bakr, Pope Gregory I, Uthman, Heraclius, Isidore of Seville and Pope Honorius I.

Not quite contemporaries: Ali was born about 9 years after Saint David died, Brahmagupta was born about 6 years after Saint David died, Fatima was born about 14 years after Saint David died and Clovis I died about a year before Saint David was born.

Where Saint David’s contemporaries were born

Saint David is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (70 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Saint David: Pembrokeshire
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
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
Khalid ibn al-Walid: Mecca
Pope Adeodatus I: Rome
Pope Agatho: Palermo
Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Sabinian: Blera
Pope Boniface III: Rome
Amina bint Wahb: Mecca
Maurice: Arabissus
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Bilal ibn Rabah: Kingdom of Aksum
Khosrow II: Ctesiphon
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Israel
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Justin II: Constantinople
Phocas: Thrace
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Maximus the Confessor: Palestine
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
Amr ibn al-As: Mecca
Columba: County Donegal
Salman the Persian: Kazerun
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Emperor Gaozu of Tang: Chang'an
Abu Sufyan: Mecca
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah: Mecca
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
Bhartṛhari: Ujjain
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Guntram: Soissons
John Climacus: Syria
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Columbanus: Leinster
Abu Lahab: Mecca
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf: Mecca
Theophylact Simocatta: Egypt
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis

Compare Saint David

The 100 best-known contemporaries

100 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Saint David. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 551.

Muhammad AD 571 – AD 632
Umar c. AD 586 – AD 644
Abu Bakr c. AD 573 – AD 634
Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Pope Gregory I c. AD 541 – AD 604
Uthman c. AD 575 – AD 656
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Heraclius c. AD 575 – AD 641
Theodoric the Great AD 454 – AD 526
Isidore of Seville c. AD 560 – AD 636
Pope Honorius I c. AD 585 – AD 638
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Benedict I c. AD 526 – AD 579
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Khalid ibn al-Walid AD 586 – AD 642
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Pope Adeodatus I AD 570 – AD 618
Pope Agatho AD 574 – AD 681
Pope Boniface IV c. AD 550 – AD 615
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Sabinian c. AD 530 – AD 606
Pope Boniface III c. AD 540 – AD 607
Amina bint Wahb c. 550s – c. AD 578
Maurice AD 539 – AD 602
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Bilal ibn Rabah AD 581 – c. AD 642
Khosrow II AD 570 – AD 628
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 545 – AD 570
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 568 – AD 653
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
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
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Salman the Persian AD 568 – AD 657
Chlothar II AD 584 – AD 629
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Emperor Gaozu of Tang AD 566 – AD 635
Abu Sufyan c. AD 570 – c. AD 646
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah AD 583 – AD 639
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib AD 568 – AD 625
Bhartṛhari AD 570 – c. AD 651
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Guntram c. AD 532 – c. AD 593
Childebert II AD 570 – AD 596
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Æthelberht of Kent AD 552 – AD 612
John Climacus c. AD 579 – c. AD 649
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
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
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Sigebert I AD 535 – AD 575
Emperor Wen of Sui AD 541 – AD 604
Empress Suiko AD 554 – AD 628
Prince Shōtoku AD 574 – AD 622
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Theudebert II AD 585 – AD 612
Theuderic II AD 587 – AD 613
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
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
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Alboin c. AD 529 – AD 572
Reccared I c. AD 560 – AD 601
Ammar ibn Yasir AD 570 – AD 657