Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 500?

35 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 500. 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 I18
  2. Aryabhata23–24
  3. Boethius17–22
  4. Benedict of Nursia20
  5. Clovis I32–36
  6. Theodoric the Great46
  7. Pope Hormisdas49–50
  8. Pope John I27–32
  9. Pope John II29–30
  10. Pope Symmachus37–42
  11. Pope Silverius22–23
  12. Pope Agapetus I0–10
  13. Chlothar I1–2
  14. Justin I50
  15. Anastasius I Dicorus70
  16. Cassiodorus10–15
  17. Chlodomer2–7
  18. Childebert I0–5
  19. Amalasuintha1–2
  20. Abd al-Muttalib0–5
  21. Alaric II33–42
  22. Genevieve76–77
  23. Zosimus37–42
  24. Dionysius Exiguus22–27
  25. Theuderic I12–17
  26. Brendan the Navigator11–16
  27. John Malalas6–11
  28. Kavad I27
  29. Narses21–22
  30. Anthemius of Tralles23–28
  31. Clotilde25–26
  32. Gelimer17–23
  33. Isidore of Miletus57–58
  34. Brigid of Kildare47–49
  35. Zu Chongzhi70–71

Where the people alive in AD 500 were born

The 35 best known of those alive in AD 500. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (28 of 35 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list