Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 496?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 496. 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 496: Pope Gelasius I.

  1. Justinian I14
  2. Aryabhata19–20
  3. Boethius13–18
  4. Benedict of Nursia16
  5. Clovis I28–32
  6. Theodoric the Great42
  7. Pope Gelasius I85 or 86 †
  8. Pope Hormisdas45–46
  9. Pope John I23–28
  10. Pope John II25–26
  11. Pope Symmachus33–38
  12. Pope Silverius18–19
  13. Justin I46
  14. Anastasius I Dicorus66
  15. Cassiodorus6–11
  16. Alaric II29–38
  17. Genevieve72–73
  18. Zosimus33–38
  19. Dionysius Exiguus18–23
  20. Theuderic I8–13
  21. Brendan the Navigator7–12
  22. John Malalas2–7
  23. Kavad I23
  24. Narses17–18
  25. Anthemius of Tralles19–24
  26. Clotilde21–22
  27. Gelimer13–19
  28. Isidore of Miletus53–54
  29. Brigid of Kildare43–45
  30. Zu Chongzhi66–67

Where the people alive in AD 496 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 496. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list