Who was alive in AD 472?
31 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 472. 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.
Clovis I4–8
Theodoric the Great18
Pope Gelasius I61–62- Pope Hormisdas21–22
- Pope John II1–2
- Pope Simplicius49–54
Pope Symmachus9–14
Odoacer36–41
Pope Felix III29–34
Julius Nepos41–42
Zeno46–47
Gaiseric82–83
Justin I22
Anastasius I Dicorus42
Leo I68–73
Proclus60
Childeric I33–39- Leo II5
Anthemius51 or 52 †
Glycerius42
Sidonius Apollinaris40–44
Alaric II5–14
Genevieve48–49- Zosimus9–14
Syagrius40–44
Euric51–52
Ricimer66 or 67 †
Movses Khorenatsi59–64
Isidore of Miletus29–30- Brigid of Kildare19–21
Zu Chongzhi42–43
Where the people alive in AD 472 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
- Pope Gelasius I: Africa
- Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
- Pope John II: Rome
- Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
- Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
- Pope Felix III: Rome
- Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
- Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
- Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
- Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
- Leo I: Thrace
- Proclus: Constantinople
- Leo II: Byzantine Empire
- Anthemius: Constantinople
- Glycerius: Dalmatia
- Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
- Genevieve: Nanterre
- Syagrius: Lyon
- Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
- Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
- Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
- Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang