Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 530 BC?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 530 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. Confucius19–24
  2. Darius the Great20
  3. Xenophanes40–41
  4. Anacreon38–43
  5. Cambyses II29–30
  6. Simonides of Ceos26–27
  7. Theognis of Megara40
  8. Chilon of Sparta68–73
  9. Sushruta70–71
  10. Miltiades22–27
  11. Śāriputra38–39
  12. Aristides8–13
  13. Bimbisara28
  14. Polycrates44
  15. Pherecydes of Syros48–53
  16. Atossa20

Where the people alive in 530 BC were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 530 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (14 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list