Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 505?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 505. 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 I23
  2. Aryabhata28–29
  3. Boethius22–27
  4. Benedict of Nursia25
  5. Clovis I37–41
  6. Theodoric the Great51
  7. Pope Hormisdas54–55
  8. Pope John I32–37
  9. Pope John II34–35
  10. Pope Symmachus42–47
  11. Pope Silverius27–28
  12. Pope Agapetus I5–15
  13. Chlothar I6–7
  14. Khosrow I3–4
  15. Justin I55
  16. Theodora2–8
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus75
  18. Cassiodorus15–20
  19. Chlodomer7–12
  20. Childebert I5–10
  21. Amalasuintha6–7
  22. Abd al-Muttalib5–10
  23. Alaric II38–47
  24. Zosimus42–47
  25. Dionysius Exiguus27–32
  26. Theuderic I17–22
  27. Brendan the Navigator16–21
  28. John Malalas11–16
  29. Kavad I32
  30. Narses26–27
  31. Theudebert I2–7
  32. Anthemius of Tralles28–33
  33. Clotilde30–31
  34. Gelimer22–28
  35. Isidore of Miletus62–63
  36. Imru' al-Qais1–6
  37. Gildas4–5
  38. Brigid of Kildare52–54

Where the people alive in AD 505 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 505. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list