Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 535 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 535 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. Confucius14–19
  2. Cyrus the Great63–68
  3. Darius the Great15
  4. Xenophanes35–36
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus47–53
  6. Anacreon33–38
  7. Cambyses II24–25
  8. Simonides of Ceos21–22
  9. Theognis of Megara35
  10. Bias of Priene63–68
  11. Chilon of Sparta63–68
  12. Sushruta65–66
  13. Miltiades17–22
  14. Śāriputra33–34
  15. Aristides3–8
  16. Bimbisara23
  17. Polycrates39
  18. Pherecydes of Syros43–48
  19. Atossa15

Where the people alive in 535 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 535 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list