Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 488?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 488. 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. Justinian I6
  2. Aryabhata11–12
  3. Boethius5–10
  4. Benedict of Nursia8
  5. Clovis I20–24
  6. Theodoric the Great34
  7. Pope Gelasius I77–78
  8. Pope Hormisdas37–38
  9. Pope John I15–20
  10. Pope John II17–18
  11. Pope Symmachus25–30
  12. Pope Silverius10–11
  13. Odoacer52–57
  14. Pope Felix III45–50
  15. Zeno62–63
  16. Justin I38
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus58
  18. Alaric II21–30
  19. Genevieve64–65
  20. Zosimus25–30
  21. Dionysius Exiguus10–15
  22. Theuderic I0–5
  23. Kavad I15
  24. Narses9–10
  25. Anthemius of Tralles11–16
  26. Clotilde13–14
  27. Gelimer5–11
  28. Isidore of Miletus45–46
  29. Brigid of Kildare35–37
  30. Zu Chongzhi58–59

Where the people alive in AD 488 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 488. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list