Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 421 BC?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 421 BC. 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.

  1. Socrates47–52
  2. Sophocles73–78
  3. Hippocrates37–42
  4. Aristophanes22–27
  5. Gorgias60–65
  6. Antisthenes24–25
  7. Alcibiades27–32
  8. Isocrates15–16
  9. Aristippus12–17
  10. Mozi49
  11. Aspasia47–52
  12. Archytas7–12
  13. Artaxerxes III4
  14. Artaxerxes II31–33
  15. Darius II54
  16. Philolaus47–52
  17. Agesilaus II23
  18. Critias39–40
  19. Lysias22–27
  20. Hippocrates of Chios47–52
  21. Prodicus36–43
  22. Dionysius I of Syracuse9–11
  23. Hippias22
  24. Callicrates47–52
  25. Marcus Furius Camillus25

Where the people alive in 421 BC were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 421 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (22 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list