Who was alive in AD 487?
31 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 487. 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.
Justinian I5
Aryabhata10–11
Boethius4–9
Benedict of Nursia7
Clovis I19–23
Theodoric the Great33
Pope Gelasius I76–77- Pope Hormisdas36–37
- Pope John I14–19
- Pope John II16–17
Pope Symmachus24–29
Pope Silverius9–10
Odoacer51–56
Pope Felix III44–49
Zeno61–62
Justin I37
Anastasius I Dicorus57
Sidonius Apollinaris55–59
Alaric II20–29
Genevieve63–64- Zosimus24–29
Dionysius Exiguus9–14
Kavad I14
Narses8–9- Anthemius of Tralles10–15
Clotilde12–13
Gelimer4–10
Movses Khorenatsi74–79
Isidore of Miletus44–45- Brigid of Kildare34–36
Zu Chongzhi57–58
Where the people alive in AD 487 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Justinian I: Tauresium
- Aryabhata: Pataliputra
- Boethius: Rome
- Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
- Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
- Pope Gelasius I: Africa
- Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
- Pope John I: Siena
- Pope John II: Rome
- Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
- Pope Silverius: Frosinone
- Pope Felix III: Rome
- Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
- Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
- Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
- Genevieve: Nanterre
- Kavad I: Ctesiphon
- Narses: Constantinople
- Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
- Clotilde: Lyon
- Gelimer: Africa
- Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
- Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
- Brigid of Kildare: Faughart
- Zu Chongzhi: Jiankang