Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 517?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 517. 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 I35
  2. Aryabhata40–41
  3. Boethius34–39
  4. Benedict of Nursia37
  5. Theodoric the Great63
  6. Pope Hormisdas66–67
  7. Pope John I44–49
  8. Pope John II46–47
  9. Pope Pelagius I9–14
  10. Pope Silverius39–40
  11. Pope Agapetus I17–27
  12. Belisarius9–14
  13. Chlothar I18–19
  14. Khosrow I15–16
  15. Justin I67
  16. Theodora14–20
  17. Anastasius I Dicorus87
  18. Cassiodorus27–32
  19. Chlodomer19–24
  20. Childebert I17–22
  21. Amalasuintha18–19
  22. Abd al-Muttalib17–22
  23. Totila4–9
  24. Zosimus54–59
  25. Dionysius Exiguus39–44
  26. Theuderic I29–34
  27. Brendan the Navigator28–33
  28. John Malalas23–28
  29. Athalaric1
  30. Kavad I44
  31. Narses38–39
  32. Theudebert I14–19
  33. Anthemius of Tralles40–45
  34. Clotilde42–43
  35. Gelimer34–40
  36. Isidore of Miletus74–75
  37. Imru' al-Qais13–18
  38. Gildas16–17
  39. Brigid of Kildare64–66
  40. Saint David4–5

Where the people alive in AD 517 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in AD 517. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list