Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 525 BC?

17 of the people we track were surely alive in 525 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. Confucius24–29
  2. Aeschylus0–1
  3. Darius the Great25
  4. Xenophanes45–46
  5. Anacreon43–48
  6. Cambyses II34–35
  7. Simonides of Ceos31–32
  8. Theognis of Megara45
  9. Chilon of Sparta73–78
  10. Sushruta75–76
  11. Miltiades27–32
  12. Śāriputra43–44
  13. Aristides13–18
  14. Bimbisara33
  15. Polycrates49
  16. Pherecydes of Syros53–58
  17. Atossa25

Where the people alive in 525 BC were born

The 17 best known of those alive in 525 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (15 of 17 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list