Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 258?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 258. 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 AD 258: Galerius.

Died in AD 258: Pope Sixtus II, Cyprian, Saint Lawrence and Novatian.

  1. Plotinus53
  2. Diocletian9–18
  3. Aurelian44
  4. Pope Sixtus II†
  5. Pope Dionysius55–61
  6. Diophantus55–61
  7. Anthony the Great7
  8. Constantius Chlorus8
  9. Valerian58–60
  10. Mani40–44
  11. Pope Marcellus I3
  12. Helena, mother of Constantine I6–10
  13. Saint Valentine83–84
  14. Claudius Gothicus44
  15. Gallienus38–42
  16. Porphyry of Tyre22–27
  17. Saint Sebastian1–6
  18. Cyprian†
  19. Saint Lawrence32 †
  20. Maximian8–18
  21. Probus26
  22. Galeriusborn
  23. Tacitus58–59
  24. Quintillus46
  25. Agatha of Sicily23
  26. Zenobia15–21
  27. Carus34–38
  28. Florianus26
  29. Iamblichus10–15
  30. Carinus8
  31. Lactantius15–21
  32. Numerian4
  33. Gregory the Illuminator19
  34. Saloninus16
  35. Novatian37 or 38 †
  36. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria8
  37. Paul of Thebes29–34
  38. Dionysius of Alexandria68
  39. Liu Hui30–35
  40. Arnobius3

Where the people alive in AD 258 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in AD 258. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (36 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list