Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 521 BC?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 521 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. Confucius28–33
  2. Aeschylus4–5
  3. Darius the Great29
  4. Xenophanes49–50
  5. Anacreon47–52
  6. Themistocles3
  7. Simonides of Ceos35–36
  8. Theognis of Megara49
  9. Sushruta79–80
  10. Miltiades31–36
  11. Śāriputra47–48
  12. Aristides17–22
  13. Bimbisara37
  14. Epicharmus of Cos0–21
  15. Pherecydes of Syros57–62
  16. Atossa29

Where the people alive in 521 BC were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 521 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (14 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list