Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 521?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 521. 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.

Born in AD 521: Columba.

  1. Justinian I39
  2. Aryabhata44–45
  3. Boethius38–43
  4. Benedict of Nursia41
  5. Theodoric the Great67
  6. Pope Hormisdas70–71
  7. Pope John I48–53
  8. Pope John II50–51
  9. Pope Pelagius I13–18
  10. Pope Silverius43–44
  11. Pope Agapetus I21–31
  12. Belisarius13–18
  13. Chlothar I22–23
  14. Khosrow I19–20
  15. Justin I71
  16. Theodora18–24
  17. Cassiodorus31–36
  18. Columbaborn
  19. Chlodomer23–28
  20. Childebert I21–26
  21. Amalasuintha22–23
  22. Abd al-Muttalib21–26
  23. Totila8–13
  24. Dionysius Exiguus43–48
  25. Theuderic I33–38
  26. Brendan the Navigator32–37
  27. John Malalas27–32
  28. Athalaric5
  29. Kavad I48
  30. Narses42–43
  31. Theudebert I18–23
  32. Anthemius of Tralles44–49
  33. Clotilde46–47
  34. Gelimer38–44
  35. Radegund3
  36. Isidore of Miletus78–79
  37. Imru' al-Qais17–22
  38. Gildas20–21
  39. Brigid of Kildare68–70
  40. Saint David8–9

Where the people alive in AD 521 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in AD 521. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list