Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 502 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 502 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. Confucius47–52
  2. Aeschylus23–24
  3. Darius the Great48
  4. Parmenides8–13
  5. Pindar15–16
  6. Xenophanes68–69
  7. Xerxes I17
  8. Anacreon66–71
  9. Themistocles22
  10. Pāṇini16–21
  11. Simonides of Ceos54–55
  12. Theognis of Megara68
  13. Sushruta98–99
  14. Miltiades50–55
  15. Śāriputra66–67
  16. Bacchylides12–17
  17. Aristides36–41
  18. Bimbisara56
  19. Epicharmus of Cos19–40
  20. Cimon8–9
  21. Pherecydes of Syros76–81
  22. Atossa48

Where the people alive in 502 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 502 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list