Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 495 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 495 BC. 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. Confucius54–59
  2. Aeschylus30–31
  3. Darius the Great55
  4. Parmenides15–20
  5. Anaxagoras3–8
  6. Pindar22–23
  7. Xenophanes75–76
  8. Xerxes I24
  9. Anacreon73–78
  10. Themistocles29
  11. Pāṇini23–28
  12. Phidias3–8
  13. Simonides of Ceos61–62
  14. Theognis of Megara75
  15. Miltiades57–62
  16. Śāriputra73–74
  17. Bacchylides19–24
  18. Aristides43–48
  19. Bimbisara63
  20. Epicharmus of Cos26–47
  21. Cimon15–16
  22. Atossa55

Where the people alive in 495 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 495 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list