Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 497?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 497. 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 I15
  2. Aryabhata20–21
  3. Boethius14–19
  4. Benedict of Nursia17
  5. Clovis I29–33
  6. Theodoric the Great43
  7. Pope Hormisdas46–47
  8. Pope John I24–29
  9. Pope John II26–27
  10. Pope Symmachus34–39
  11. Pope Silverius19–20
  12. Justin I47
  13. Anastasius I Dicorus67
  14. Cassiodorus7–12
  15. Alaric II30–39
  16. Genevieve73–74
  17. Zosimus34–39
  18. Dionysius Exiguus19–24
  19. Theuderic I9–14
  20. Brendan the Navigator8–13
  21. John Malalas3–8
  22. Kavad I24
  23. Narses18–19
  24. Anthemius of Tralles20–25
  25. Clotilde22–23
  26. Gelimer14–20
  27. Isidore of Miletus54–55
  28. Brigid of Kildare44–46
  29. Zu Chongzhi67–68

Where the people alive in AD 497 were born

The 29 best known of those alive in AD 497. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list