Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 290?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 290. 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 290: Emperor Nintoku and Saint Vitus.

  1. Constantine the Great16–20
  2. Diocletian41–50
  3. Saint George15
  4. Arius31–40
  5. Eusebius22–27
  6. Anthony the Great39
  7. Constantius Chlorus40
  8. Pope Marcellus I35
  9. Helena, mother of Constantine I38–42
  10. Saint Lucy5–10
  11. Catherine of Alexandria3–8
  12. Licinius25–30
  13. Porphyry of Tyre54–59
  14. Maximian40–50
  15. Galerius32
  16. Saint Barbara17
  17. Maxentius12
  18. Iamblichus42–47
  19. Lactantius47–53
  20. Maximinus Daza20
  21. Gregory the Illuminator51
  22. Pope Alexander I of Alexandria40
  23. Paul of Thebes61–66
  24. Saint Pantaleon7–13
  25. Emperor Nintokuborn
  26. Januarius18
  27. Liu Hui62–67
  28. Arnobius35
  29. Saint Marinus15
  30. Saint Vitusborn

Where the people alive in AD 290 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 290. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (28 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list