Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 284?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 284. 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.

Died in AD 284: Numerian.

  1. Constantine the Great10–14
  2. Diocletian35–44
  3. Saint George9
  4. Arius25–34
  5. Eusebius16–21
  6. Anthony the Great33
  7. Constantius Chlorus34
  8. Pope Marcellus I29
  9. Helena, mother of Constantine I32–36
  10. Licinius19–24
  11. Porphyry of Tyre48–53
  12. Saint Sebastian27–32
  13. Maximian34–44
  14. Galerius26
  15. Saint Barbara11
  16. Maxentius6
  17. Iamblichus36–41
  18. Carinus34
  19. Lactantius41–47
  20. Maximinus Daza14
  21. Numerian29 or 30 †
  22. Gregory the Illuminator45
  23. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria34
  24. Paul of Thebes55–60
  25. Saint Pantaleon1–7
  26. Januarius12
  27. Liu Hui56–61
  28. Arnobius29
  29. Saint Marinus9

Where the people alive in AD 284 were born

The 29 best known of those alive in AD 284. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list