Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 493?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 493. 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 493: Odoacer.

  1. Justinian I11
  2. Aryabhata16–17
  3. Boethius10–15
  4. Benedict of Nursia13
  5. Clovis I25–29
  6. Theodoric the Great39
  7. Pope Gelasius I82–83
  8. Pope Hormisdas42–43
  9. Pope John I20–25
  10. Pope John II22–23
  11. Pope Symmachus30–35
  12. Pope Silverius15–16
  13. Odoacer†
  14. Justin I43
  15. Anastasius I Dicorus63
  16. Cassiodorus3–8
  17. Alaric II26–35
  18. Genevieve69–70
  19. Zosimus30–35
  20. Dionysius Exiguus15–20
  21. Theuderic I5–10
  22. Brendan the Navigator4–9
  23. Kavad I20
  24. Narses14–15
  25. Anthemius of Tralles16–21
  26. Clotilde18–19
  27. Gelimer10–16
  28. Isidore of Miletus50–51
  29. Brigid of Kildare40–42
  30. Zu Chongzhi63–64

Where the people alive in AD 493 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 493. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list