Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 534 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 534 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. Confucius15–20
  2. Cyrus the Great64–69
  3. Darius the Great16
  4. Xenophanes36–37
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus48–54
  6. Anacreon34–39
  7. Cambyses II25–26
  8. Simonides of Ceos22–23
  9. Theognis of Megara36
  10. Bias of Priene64–69
  11. Chilon of Sparta64–69
  12. Sushruta66–67
  13. Miltiades18–23
  14. Śāriputra34–35
  15. Aristides4–9
  16. Bimbisara24
  17. Polycrates40
  18. Pherecydes of Syros44–49
  19. Atossa16

Where the people alive in 534 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 534 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list