Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 538?

34 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 538. 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.

Born in AD 538: Gregory of Tours.

  1. Justinian I56
  2. Aryabhata61–62
  3. Benedict of Nursia58
  4. Pope Pelagius II15–20
  5. Pope Pelagius I30–35
  6. Pope Benedict I10–15
  7. Belisarius30–35
  8. Pope Sabinian5–10
  9. Chlothar I39–40
  10. Khosrow I36–37
  11. Theodora35–41
  12. Justin II15–20
  13. Cassiodorus48–53
  14. Tiberius II Constantine15–20
  15. Gregory of Toursborn
  16. Columba17
  17. Childebert I38–43
  18. Abd al-Muttalib38–43
  19. Totila25–30
  20. Charibert I15–21
  21. Dionysius Exiguus60–65
  22. Brendan the Navigator49–54
  23. John Malalas44–49
  24. Guntram3–9
  25. Narses59–60
  26. Theudebert I35–40
  27. Sigebert I2–3
  28. Clotilde63–64
  29. Gelimer55–61
  30. Radegund20
  31. Imru' al-Qais34–39
  32. Gildas37–38
  33. Saint David25–26
  34. Alboin6–12

Where the people alive in AD 538 were born

The 34 best known of those alive in AD 538. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 34 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list