Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 499?

32 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 499. 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 I17
  2. Aryabhata22–23
  3. Boethius16–21
  4. Benedict of Nursia19
  5. Clovis I31–35
  6. Theodoric the Great45
  7. Pope Hormisdas48–49
  8. Pope John I26–31
  9. Pope John II28–29
  10. Pope Symmachus36–41
  11. Pope Silverius21–22
  12. Chlothar I0–1
  13. Justin I49
  14. Anastasius I Dicorus69
  15. Cassiodorus9–14
  16. Chlodomer1–6
  17. Amalasuintha0–1
  18. Alaric II32–41
  19. Genevieve75–76
  20. Zosimus36–41
  21. Dionysius Exiguus21–26
  22. Theuderic I11–16
  23. Brendan the Navigator10–15
  24. John Malalas5–10
  25. Kavad I26
  26. Narses20–21
  27. Anthemius of Tralles22–27
  28. Clotilde24–25
  29. Gelimer16–22
  30. Isidore of Miletus56–57
  31. Brigid of Kildare46–48
  32. Zu Chongzhi69–70

Where the people alive in AD 499 were born

The 32 best known of those alive in AD 499. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 32 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list