Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 495?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 495. 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 I13
  2. Aryabhata18–19
  3. Boethius12–17
  4. Benedict of Nursia15
  5. Clovis I27–31
  6. Theodoric the Great41
  7. Pope Gelasius I84–85
  8. Pope Hormisdas44–45
  9. Pope John I22–27
  10. Pope John II24–25
  11. Pope Symmachus32–37
  12. Pope Silverius17–18
  13. Justin I45
  14. Anastasius I Dicorus65
  15. Cassiodorus5–10
  16. Alaric II28–37
  17. Genevieve71–72
  18. Zosimus32–37
  19. Dionysius Exiguus17–22
  20. Theuderic I7–12
  21. Brendan the Navigator6–11
  22. John Malalas1–6
  23. Kavad I22
  24. Narses16–17
  25. Anthemius of Tralles18–23
  26. Clotilde20–21
  27. Gelimer12–18
  28. Isidore of Miletus52–53
  29. Brigid of Kildare42–44
  30. Zu Chongzhi65–66

Where the people alive in AD 495 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 495. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list