Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 502?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 502. 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 I20
  2. Aryabhata25–26
  3. Boethius19–24
  4. Benedict of Nursia22
  5. Clovis I34–38
  6. Theodoric the Great48
  7. Pope Hormisdas51–52
  8. Pope John I29–34
  9. Pope John II31–32
  10. Pope Symmachus39–44
  11. Pope Silverius24–25
  12. Pope Agapetus I2–12
  13. Chlothar I3–4
  14. Khosrow I0–1
  15. Justin I52
  16. Anastasius I Dicorus72
  17. Cassiodorus12–17
  18. Chlodomer4–9
  19. Childebert I2–7
  20. Amalasuintha3–4
  21. Abd al-Muttalib2–7
  22. Alaric II35–44
  23. Genevieve78–79
  24. Zosimus39–44
  25. Dionysius Exiguus24–29
  26. Theuderic I14–19
  27. Brendan the Navigator13–18
  28. John Malalas8–13
  29. Kavad I29
  30. Narses23–24
  31. Anthemius of Tralles25–30
  32. Clotilde27–28
  33. Gelimer19–25
  34. Isidore of Miletus59–60
  35. Gildas1–2
  36. Brigid of Kildare49–51

Where the people alive in AD 502 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in AD 502. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list