Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 244 BC?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in 244 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Born in 244 BC: Ptolemy IV Philopator.

  1. Archimedes41–46
  2. Qin Shi Huang15–16
  3. Ashoka60–61
  4. Hannibal3
  5. Eratosthenes32–33
  6. Plautus6–7
  7. Apollonius of Perga16–21
  8. Aristarchus of Samos64–69
  9. Han Fei34–39
  10. Emperor Gaozu of Han12–13
  11. Pharnavaz I82
  12. Apollonius of Rhodes46–52
  13. Livius Andronicus33–38
  14. Hamilcar Barca31
  15. Chrysippus37–38
  16. Ptolemy III Euergetes40
  17. Ptolemy IV Philopatorborn
  18. Li Si36
  19. Cleanthes87–88
  20. Aratus69–73
  21. Gnaeus Naevius31
  22. Seleucus II Callinicus21–22
  23. Arcesilaus71
  24. Hiero II of Syracuse64
  25. Ctesibius37–42
  26. Attalus I25–26
  27. Hasdrubal Barca1–2
  28. Berenice II22–23
  29. Hasdrubal the Fair26–27

Where the people alive in 244 BC were born

The 29 best known of those alive in 244 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list