Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 516 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 516 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. Confucius33–38
  2. Aeschylus9–10
  3. Darius the Great34
  4. Pindar1–2
  5. Xenophanes54–55
  6. Xerxes I3
  7. Anacreon52–57
  8. Themistocles8
  9. Pāṇini2–7
  10. Simonides of Ceos40–41
  11. Theognis of Megara54
  12. Sushruta84–85
  13. Miltiades36–41
  14. Śāriputra52–53
  15. Aristides22–27
  16. Bimbisara42
  17. Epicharmus of Cos5–26
  18. Pherecydes of Syros62–67
  19. Atossa34

Where the people alive in 516 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 516 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (16 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list