Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 536 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 536 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. Confucius13–18
  2. Cyrus the Great62–67
  3. Darius the Great14
  4. Xenophanes34–35
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus46–52
  6. Anacreon32–37
  7. Cambyses II23–24
  8. Simonides of Ceos20–21
  9. Theognis of Megara34
  10. Bias of Priene62–67
  11. Chilon of Sparta62–67
  12. Sushruta64–65
  13. Miltiades16–21
  14. Śāriputra32–33
  15. Aristides2–7
  16. Bimbisara22
  17. Polycrates38
  18. Pherecydes of Syros42–47
  19. Atossa14

Where the people alive in 536 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 536 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list