Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 522?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 522. 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 I40
  2. Aryabhata45–46
  3. Boethius39–44
  4. Benedict of Nursia42
  5. Theodoric the Great68
  6. Pope Hormisdas71–72
  7. Pope John I49–54
  8. Pope John II51–52
  9. Pope Pelagius I14–19
  10. Pope Silverius44–45
  11. Pope Agapetus I22–32
  12. Belisarius14–19
  13. Chlothar I23–24
  14. Khosrow I20–21
  15. Justin I72
  16. Theodora19–25
  17. Cassiodorus32–37
  18. Columba1
  19. Chlodomer24–29
  20. Childebert I22–27
  21. Amalasuintha23–24
  22. Abd al-Muttalib22–27
  23. Totila9–14
  24. Dionysius Exiguus44–49
  25. Theuderic I34–39
  26. Brendan the Navigator33–38
  27. John Malalas28–33
  28. Athalaric6
  29. Kavad I49
  30. Narses43–44
  31. Theudebert I19–24
  32. Anthemius of Tralles45–50
  33. Clotilde47–48
  34. Gelimer39–45
  35. Radegund4
  36. Isidore of Miletus79–80
  37. Imru' al-Qais18–23
  38. Gildas21–22
  39. Brigid of Kildare69–71
  40. Saint David9–10

Where the people alive in AD 522 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in AD 522. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list