Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 494?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 494. 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 I12
  2. Aryabhata17–18
  3. Boethius11–16
  4. Benedict of Nursia14
  5. Clovis I26–30
  6. Theodoric the Great40
  7. Pope Gelasius I83–84
  8. Pope Hormisdas43–44
  9. Pope John I21–26
  10. Pope John II23–24
  11. Pope Symmachus31–36
  12. Pope Silverius16–17
  13. Justin I44
  14. Anastasius I Dicorus64
  15. Cassiodorus4–9
  16. Alaric II27–36
  17. Genevieve70–71
  18. Zosimus31–36
  19. Dionysius Exiguus16–21
  20. Theuderic I6–11
  21. Brendan the Navigator5–10
  22. John Malalas0–5
  23. Kavad I21
  24. Narses15–16
  25. Anthemius of Tralles17–22
  26. Clotilde19–20
  27. Gelimer11–17
  28. Isidore of Miletus51–52
  29. Brigid of Kildare41–43
  30. Zu Chongzhi64–65

Where the people alive in AD 494 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 494. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list