Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 520?

39 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 520. 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 I38
  2. Aryabhata43–44
  3. Boethius37–42
  4. Benedict of Nursia40
  5. Theodoric the Great66
  6. Pope Hormisdas69–70
  7. Pope John I47–52
  8. Pope John II49–50
  9. Pope Pelagius I12–17
  10. Pope Silverius42–43
  11. Pope Agapetus I20–30
  12. Belisarius12–17
  13. Chlothar I21–22
  14. Khosrow I18–19
  15. Justin I70
  16. Theodora17–23
  17. Cassiodorus30–35
  18. Chlodomer22–27
  19. Childebert I20–25
  20. Amalasuintha21–22
  21. Abd al-Muttalib20–25
  22. Totila7–12
  23. Dionysius Exiguus42–47
  24. Theuderic I32–37
  25. Brendan the Navigator31–36
  26. John Malalas26–31
  27. Athalaric4
  28. Kavad I47
  29. Narses41–42
  30. Theudebert I17–22
  31. Anthemius of Tralles43–48
  32. Clotilde45–46
  33. Gelimer37–43
  34. Radegund2
  35. Isidore of Miletus77–78
  36. Imru' al-Qais16–21
  37. Gildas19–20
  38. Brigid of Kildare67–69
  39. Saint David7–8

Where the people alive in AD 520 were born

The 39 best known of those alive in AD 520. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 39 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list