Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 526?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 526. 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 526: Theodoric the Great and Pope John I.

  1. Justinian I44
  2. Aryabhata49–50
  3. Benedict of Nursia46
  4. Theodoric the Great72 †
  5. Pope John I†
  6. Pope Pelagius II3–8
  7. Pope John II55–56
  8. Pope Pelagius I18–23
  9. Pope Silverius48–49
  10. Pope Agapetus I26–36
  11. Belisarius18–23
  12. Chlothar I27–28
  13. Khosrow I24–25
  14. Justin I76
  15. Theodora23–29
  16. Justin II3–8
  17. Cassiodorus36–41
  18. Tiberius II Constantine3–8
  19. Columba5
  20. Childebert I26–31
  21. Amalasuintha27–28
  22. Abd al-Muttalib26–31
  23. Totila13–18
  24. Charibert I3–9
  25. Dionysius Exiguus48–53
  26. Theuderic I38–43
  27. Brendan the Navigator37–42
  28. John Malalas32–37
  29. Athalaric10
  30. Kavad I53
  31. Narses47–48
  32. Theudebert I23–28
  33. Anthemius of Tralles49–54
  34. Clotilde51–52
  35. Gelimer43–49
  36. Radegund8
  37. Isidore of Miletus83–84
  38. Imru' al-Qais22–27
  39. Gildas25–26
  40. Saint David13–14

Where the people alive in AD 526 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in AD 526. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list