Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 511 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 511 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. Confucius38–43
  2. Aeschylus14–15
  3. Darius the Great39
  4. Pindar6–7
  5. Xenophanes59–60
  6. Xerxes I8
  7. Anacreon57–62
  8. Themistocles13
  9. Pāṇini7–12
  10. Simonides of Ceos45–46
  11. Theognis of Megara59
  12. Sushruta89–90
  13. Miltiades41–46
  14. Śāriputra57–58
  15. Bacchylides3–8
  16. Aristides27–32
  17. Bimbisara47
  18. Epicharmus of Cos10–31
  19. Pherecydes of Syros67–72
  20. Atossa39

Where the people alive in 511 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 511 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list