Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 504?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 504. 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 I22
  2. Aryabhata27–28
  3. Boethius21–26
  4. Benedict of Nursia24
  5. Clovis I36–40
  6. Theodoric the Great50
  7. Pope Hormisdas53–54
  8. Pope John I31–36
  9. Pope John II33–34
  10. Pope Symmachus41–46
  11. Pope Silverius26–27
  12. Pope Agapetus I4–14
  13. Chlothar I5–6
  14. Khosrow I2–3
  15. Justin I54
  16. Theodora1–7
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus74
  18. Cassiodorus14–19
  19. Chlodomer6–11
  20. Childebert I4–9
  21. Amalasuintha5–6
  22. Abd al-Muttalib4–9
  23. Alaric II37–46
  24. Zosimus41–46
  25. Dionysius Exiguus26–31
  26. Theuderic I16–21
  27. Brendan the Navigator15–20
  28. John Malalas10–15
  29. Kavad I31
  30. Narses25–26
  31. Theudebert I1–6
  32. Anthemius of Tralles27–32
  33. Clotilde29–30
  34. Gelimer21–27
  35. Isidore of Miletus61–62
  36. Imru' al-Qais0–5
  37. Gildas3–4
  38. Brigid of Kildare51–53

Where the people alive in AD 504 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 504. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list