Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 506?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 506. 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 I24
  2. Aryabhata29–30
  3. Boethius23–28
  4. Benedict of Nursia26
  5. Clovis I38–42
  6. Theodoric the Great52
  7. Pope Hormisdas55–56
  8. Pope John I33–38
  9. Pope John II35–36
  10. Pope Symmachus43–48
  11. Pope Silverius28–29
  12. Pope Agapetus I6–16
  13. Chlothar I7–8
  14. Khosrow I4–5
  15. Justin I56
  16. Theodora3–9
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus76
  18. Cassiodorus16–21
  19. Chlodomer8–13
  20. Childebert I6–11
  21. Amalasuintha7–8
  22. Abd al-Muttalib6–11
  23. Alaric II39–48
  24. Zosimus43–48
  25. Dionysius Exiguus28–33
  26. Theuderic I18–23
  27. Brendan the Navigator17–22
  28. John Malalas12–17
  29. Kavad I33
  30. Narses27–28
  31. Theudebert I3–8
  32. Anthemius of Tralles29–34
  33. Clotilde31–32
  34. Gelimer23–29
  35. Isidore of Miletus63–64
  36. Imru' al-Qais2–7
  37. Gildas5–6
  38. Brigid of Kildare53–55

Where the people alive in AD 506 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 506. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list