Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 378?

49 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 378. 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 378: Valens.

  1. Augustine of Hippo24
  2. Hypatia15–20
  3. Jerome30–35
  4. John Chrysostom23–34
  5. Ambrose36–41
  6. Theodosius I31
  7. Basil of Caesarea48–49
  8. Gregory of Nazianzus47–49
  9. Pope Damasus I72–73
  10. Martin of Tours41–62
  11. Pope Siricius43–44
  12. Pope Boniface I5–10
  13. Ammianus Marcellinus45–50
  14. Pope Anastasius I37–38
  15. Arcadius1
  16. Valens49 or 50 †
  17. Cyril of Alexandria1–2
  18. Mesrop Mashtots14–18
  19. Shapur II68–69
  20. Ausonius68
  21. Gratian19
  22. Ulfilas66–72
  23. Claudian5–10
  24. Valentinian II7
  25. Constantius III6–10
  26. Cyril of Jerusalem62–67
  27. Stilicho19
  28. Epiphanius of Salamis60–65
  29. Samudragupta43
  30. Faxian38–41
  31. Aurelius Victor55–60
  32. Magnus Maximus43
  33. Kumārajīva33–34
  34. Saint Monica46
  35. Pelagius21–26
  36. Tao Yuanming13
  37. Prudentius30
  38. Macrobius5–10
  39. John Cassian18
  40. Synesius7–8
  41. Libanius61–66
  42. Mary of Egypt31–37
  43. Emperor Nintoku88
  44. Ardashir II58–68
  45. Martianus Capella15–21
  46. Athanaric59–60
  47. Evagrius Ponticus30–35
  48. Macarius of Egypt76–78
  49. Eugenius33

Where the people alive in AD 378 were born

The 49 best known of those alive in AD 378. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (43 of 49 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list