Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 537 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 537 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. Confucius12–17
  2. Cyrus the Great61–66
  3. Darius the Great13
  4. Xenophanes33–34
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus45–51
  6. Anacreon31–36
  7. Cambyses II22–23
  8. Simonides of Ceos19–20
  9. Theognis of Megara33
  10. Bias of Priene61–66
  11. Chilon of Sparta61–66
  12. Sushruta63–64
  13. Miltiades15–20
  14. Śāriputra31–32
  15. Aristides1–6
  16. Bimbisara21
  17. Polycrates37
  18. Pherecydes of Syros41–46
  19. Atossa13

Where the people alive in 537 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 537 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list