Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 408?

42 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 408. 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 408: Arcadius and Stilicho.

  1. Augustine of Hippo54
  2. Hypatia45–50
  3. Jerome60–65
  4. Pope Leo I8–20
  5. Pope Sixtus III15–20
  6. Pope Boniface I35–40
  7. Saint Patrick20–25
  8. Honorius24
  9. Theodosius II7
  10. Arcadius31 †
  11. Cyril of Alexandria31–32
  12. Mesrop Mashtots44–48
  13. Nestorius18–28
  14. Gaiseric18–19
  15. Flavius Aetius8–18
  16. Marcian15–16
  17. Leo I4–9
  18. Theodoric I14–15
  19. Petronius Maximus9–14
  20. Avitus13
  21. Constantius III36–40
  22. Stilicho48 or 49 †
  23. Faxian68–71
  24. Orosius20–25
  25. Bahram V2
  26. Kumārajīva63–64
  27. Pelagius51–56
  28. Socrates of Constantinople25–31
  29. Galla Placidia21–22
  30. Tao Yuanming43
  31. Macrobius35–40
  32. John Cassian48
  33. Synesius37–38
  34. Chlodio12–17
  35. Pulcheria9
  36. Mary of Egypt61–67
  37. Martianus Capella45–51
  38. Simeon Stylites16–21
  39. Sozomen5–11
  40. Ricimer3
  41. Sigeric26–40
  42. Peter Chrysologus27–28

Where the people alive in AD 408 were born

The 42 best known of those alive in AD 408. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 42 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list