Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 272?

32 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 272. 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 272: Januarius.

  1. Diocletian23–32
  2. Aurelian58
  3. Diophantus69–75
  4. Arius13–22
  5. Eusebius4–9
  6. Anthony the Great21
  7. Constantius Chlorus22
  8. Mani54–58
  9. Pope Marcellus I17
  10. Helena, mother of Constantine I20–24
  11. Saint Valentine97–98
  12. Licinius7–12
  13. Porphyry of Tyre36–41
  14. Saint Sebastian15–20
  15. Maximian22–32
  16. Probus40
  17. Galerius14
  18. Tacitus72–73
  19. Zenobia29–35
  20. Carus48–52
  21. Florianus40
  22. Iamblichus24–29
  23. Carinus22
  24. Lactantius29–35
  25. Maximinus Daza2
  26. Numerian18
  27. Gregory the Illuminator33
  28. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria22
  29. Paul of Thebes43–48
  30. Januariusborn
  31. Liu Hui44–49
  32. Arnobius17

Where the people alive in AD 272 were born

The 32 best known of those alive in AD 272. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 32 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list