Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 491?

32 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 491. 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.

Died in AD 491: Zeno.

  1. Justinian I9
  2. Aryabhata14–15
  3. Boethius8–13
  4. Benedict of Nursia11
  5. Clovis I23–27
  6. Theodoric the Great37
  7. Pope Gelasius I80–81
  8. Pope Hormisdas40–41
  9. Pope John I18–23
  10. Pope John II20–21
  11. Pope Symmachus28–33
  12. Pope Silverius13–14
  13. Odoacer55–60
  14. Pope Felix III48–53
  15. Zeno65 or 66 †
  16. Justin I41
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus61
  18. Cassiodorus1–6
  19. Alaric II24–33
  20. Genevieve67–68
  21. Zosimus28–33
  22. Dionysius Exiguus13–18
  23. Theuderic I3–8
  24. Brendan the Navigator2–7
  25. Kavad I18
  26. Narses12–13
  27. Anthemius of Tralles14–19
  28. Clotilde16–17
  29. Gelimer8–14
  30. Isidore of Miletus48–49
  31. Brigid of Kildare38–40
  32. Zu Chongzhi61–62

Where the people alive in AD 491 were born

The 32 best known of those alive in AD 491. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 32 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list