Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 509 BC?

22 of the people we track were surely alive in 509 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. Confucius40–45
  2. Aeschylus16–17
  3. Darius the Great41
  4. Parmenides1–6
  5. Pindar8–9
  6. Xenophanes61–62
  7. Xerxes I10
  8. Anacreon59–64
  9. Themistocles15
  10. Pāṇini9–14
  11. Simonides of Ceos47–48
  12. Theognis of Megara61
  13. Sushruta91–92
  14. Miltiades43–48
  15. Śāriputra59–60
  16. Bacchylides5–10
  17. Aristides29–34
  18. Bimbisara49
  19. Epicharmus of Cos12–33
  20. Cimon1–2
  21. Pherecydes of Syros69–74
  22. Atossa41

Where the people alive in 509 BC were born

The 22 best known of those alive in 509 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (19 of 22 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list