Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 498?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 498. 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 I16
  2. Aryabhata21–22
  3. Boethius15–20
  4. Benedict of Nursia18
  5. Clovis I30–34
  6. Theodoric the Great44
  7. Pope Hormisdas47–48
  8. Pope John I25–30
  9. Pope John II27–28
  10. Pope Symmachus35–40
  11. Pope Silverius20–21
  12. Justin I48
  13. Anastasius I Dicorus68
  14. Cassiodorus8–13
  15. Chlodomer0–5
  16. Alaric II31–40
  17. Genevieve74–75
  18. Zosimus35–40
  19. Dionysius Exiguus20–25
  20. Theuderic I10–15
  21. Brendan the Navigator9–14
  22. John Malalas4–9
  23. Kavad I25
  24. Narses19–20
  25. Anthemius of Tralles21–26
  26. Clotilde23–24
  27. Gelimer15–21
  28. Isidore of Miletus55–56
  29. Brigid of Kildare45–47
  30. Zu Chongzhi68–69

Where the people alive in AD 498 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in AD 498. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (23 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list