Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 523?

44 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 523. 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.

Died in AD 523: Pope Hormisdas.

  1. Justinian I41
  2. Aryabhata46–47
  3. Boethius40–45
  4. Benedict of Nursia43
  5. Theodoric the Great69
  6. Pope Hormisdas72 or 73 †
  7. Pope John I50–55
  8. Pope Pelagius II0–5
  9. Pope John II52–53
  10. Pope Pelagius I15–20
  11. Pope Silverius45–46
  12. Pope Agapetus I23–33
  13. Belisarius15–20
  14. Chlothar I24–25
  15. Khosrow I21–22
  16. Justin I73
  17. Theodora20–26
  18. Justin II0–5
  19. Cassiodorus33–38
  20. Tiberius II Constantine0–5
  21. Columba2
  22. Chlodomer25–30
  23. Childebert I23–28
  24. Amalasuintha24–25
  25. Abd al-Muttalib23–28
  26. Totila10–15
  27. Charibert I0–6
  28. Dionysius Exiguus45–50
  29. Theuderic I35–40
  30. Brendan the Navigator34–39
  31. John Malalas29–34
  32. Athalaric7
  33. Kavad I50
  34. Narses44–45
  35. Theudebert I20–25
  36. Anthemius of Tralles46–51
  37. Clotilde48–49
  38. Gelimer40–46
  39. Radegund5
  40. Isidore of Miletus80–81
  41. Imru' al-Qais19–24
  42. Gildas22–23
  43. Brigid of Kildare70–72
  44. Saint David10–11

Where the people alive in AD 523 were born

The 44 best known of those alive in AD 523. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list