Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 526 BC?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 526 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. Confucius23–28
  2. Darius the Great24
  3. Xenophanes44–45
  4. Anacreon42–47
  5. Cambyses II33–34
  6. Simonides of Ceos30–31
  7. Theognis of Megara44
  8. Chilon of Sparta72–77
  9. Sushruta74–75
  10. Miltiades26–31
  11. Śāriputra42–43
  12. Aristides12–17
  13. Bimbisara32
  14. Polycrates48
  15. Pherecydes of Syros52–57
  16. Atossa24

Where the people alive in 526 BC were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 526 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (14 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list