Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 501 BC?

21 of the people we track were surely alive in 501 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. Confucius48–53
  2. Aeschylus24–25
  3. Darius the Great49
  4. Parmenides9–14
  5. Pindar16–17
  6. Xenophanes69–70
  7. Xerxes I18
  8. Anacreon67–72
  9. Themistocles23
  10. Pāṇini17–22
  11. Simonides of Ceos55–56
  12. Theognis of Megara69
  13. Sushruta99–100
  14. Miltiades51–56
  15. Śāriputra67–68
  16. Bacchylides13–18
  17. Aristides37–42
  18. Bimbisara57
  19. Epicharmus of Cos20–41
  20. Cimon9–10
  21. Atossa49

Where the people alive in 501 BC were born

The 21 best known of those alive in 501 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 21 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list