Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 503?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 503. 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 I21
  2. Aryabhata26–27
  3. Boethius20–25
  4. Benedict of Nursia23
  5. Clovis I35–39
  6. Theodoric the Great49
  7. Pope Hormisdas52–53
  8. Pope John I30–35
  9. Pope John II32–33
  10. Pope Symmachus40–45
  11. Pope Silverius25–26
  12. Pope Agapetus I3–13
  13. Chlothar I4–5
  14. Khosrow I1–2
  15. Justin I53
  16. Theodora0–6
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus73
  18. Cassiodorus13–18
  19. Chlodomer5–10
  20. Childebert I3–8
  21. Amalasuintha4–5
  22. Abd al-Muttalib3–8
  23. Alaric II36–45
  24. Zosimus40–45
  25. Dionysius Exiguus25–30
  26. Theuderic I15–20
  27. Brendan the Navigator14–19
  28. John Malalas9–14
  29. Kavad I30
  30. Narses24–25
  31. Theudebert I0–5
  32. Anthemius of Tralles26–31
  33. Clotilde28–29
  34. Gelimer20–26
  35. Isidore of Miletus60–61
  36. Gildas2–3
  37. Brigid of Kildare50–52

Where the people alive in AD 503 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 503. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list