Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 401?

43 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 401. 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 401: Theodosius II.

Died in AD 401: Pope Anastasius I.

  1. Augustine of Hippo47
  2. Hypatia38–43
  3. Jerome53–58
  4. John Chrysostom46–57
  5. Pope Leo I1–13
  6. Pope Sixtus III8–13
  7. Pope Boniface I28–33
  8. Pope Anastasius I60 or 61 †
  9. Saint Patrick13–18
  10. Honorius17
  11. Theodosius IIborn
  12. Arcadius24
  13. Cyril of Alexandria24–25
  14. Mesrop Mashtots37–41
  15. Nestorius11–21
  16. Gaiseric11–12
  17. Flavius Aetius1–11
  18. Marcian8–9
  19. Claudian28–33
  20. Theodoric I7–8
  21. Petronius Maximus2–7
  22. Avitus6
  23. Constantius III29–33
  24. Stilicho42
  25. Epiphanius of Salamis83–88
  26. Faxian61–64
  27. Orosius13–18
  28. Kumārajīva56–57
  29. Pelagius44–49
  30. Socrates of Constantinople18–24
  31. Galla Placidia14–15
  32. Tao Yuanming36
  33. Prudentius53
  34. Macrobius28–33
  35. John Cassian41
  36. Synesius30–31
  37. Chlodio5–10
  38. Pulcheria2
  39. Mary of Egypt54–60
  40. Martianus Capella38–44
  41. Simeon Stylites9–14
  42. Sigeric19–33
  43. Peter Chrysologus20–21

Where the people alive in AD 401 were born

The 43 best known of those alive in AD 401. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (39 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list