Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 501?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 501. 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.

Died in AD 501: Zu Chongzhi.

  1. Justinian I19
  2. Aryabhata24–25
  3. Boethius18–23
  4. Benedict of Nursia21
  5. Clovis I33–37
  6. Theodoric the Great47
  7. Pope Hormisdas50–51
  8. Pope John I28–33
  9. Pope John II30–31
  10. Pope Symmachus38–43
  11. Pope Silverius23–24
  12. Pope Agapetus I1–11
  13. Chlothar I2–3
  14. Justin I51
  15. Anastasius I Dicorus71
  16. Cassiodorus11–16
  17. Chlodomer3–8
  18. Childebert I1–6
  19. Amalasuintha2–3
  20. Abd al-Muttalib1–6
  21. Alaric II34–43
  22. Genevieve77–78
  23. Zosimus38–43
  24. Dionysius Exiguus23–28
  25. Theuderic I13–18
  26. Brendan the Navigator12–17
  27. John Malalas7–12
  28. Kavad I28
  29. Narses22–23
  30. Anthemius of Tralles24–29
  31. Clotilde26–27
  32. Gelimer18–24
  33. Isidore of Miletus58–59
  34. Gildas0–1
  35. Brigid of Kildare48–50
  36. Zu Chongzhi71 or 72 †

Where the people alive in AD 501 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in AD 501. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list