Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 500 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 500 BC. 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. Confucius49–54
  2. Aeschylus25–26
  3. Darius the Great50
  4. Parmenides10–15
  5. Pindar17–18
  6. Xenophanes70–71
  7. Xerxes I19
  8. Anacreon68–73
  9. Themistocles24
  10. Pāṇini18–23
  11. Simonides of Ceos56–57
  12. Theognis of Megara70
  13. Miltiades52–57
  14. Śāriputra68–69
  15. Bacchylides14–19
  16. Aristides38–43
  17. Bimbisara58
  18. Epicharmus of Cos21–42
  19. Cimon10–11
  20. Atossa50

Where the people alive in 500 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 500 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list