Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 490?

32 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 490. 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 I8
  2. Aryabhata13–14
  3. Boethius7–12
  4. Benedict of Nursia10
  5. Clovis I22–26
  6. Theodoric the Great36
  7. Pope Gelasius I79–80
  8. Pope Hormisdas39–40
  9. Pope John I17–22
  10. Pope John II19–20
  11. Pope Symmachus27–32
  12. Pope Silverius12–13
  13. Odoacer54–59
  14. Pope Felix III47–52
  15. Zeno64–65
  16. Justin I40
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus60
  18. Cassiodorus0–5
  19. Alaric II23–32
  20. Genevieve66–67
  21. Zosimus27–32
  22. Dionysius Exiguus12–17
  23. Theuderic I2–7
  24. Brendan the Navigator1–6
  25. Kavad I17
  26. Narses11–12
  27. Anthemius of Tralles13–18
  28. Clotilde15–16
  29. Gelimer7–13
  30. Isidore of Miletus47–48
  31. Brigid of Kildare37–39
  32. Zu Chongzhi60–61

Where the people alive in AD 490 were born

The 32 best known of those alive in AD 490. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 32 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list