Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 503 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 503 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. Confucius46–51
  2. Aeschylus22–23
  3. Darius the Great47
  4. Parmenides7–12
  5. Pindar14–15
  6. Xenophanes67–68
  7. Xerxes I16
  8. Anacreon65–70
  9. Themistocles21
  10. Pāṇini15–20
  11. Simonides of Ceos53–54
  12. Theognis of Megara67
  13. Sushruta97–98
  14. Miltiades49–54
  15. Śāriputra65–66
  16. Bacchylides11–16
  17. Aristides35–40
  18. Bimbisara55
  19. Epicharmus of Cos18–39
  20. Cimon7–8
  21. Pherecydes of Syros75–80
  22. Atossa47

Where the people alive in 503 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 503 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list