Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 539 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 539 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. Confucius10–15
  2. Cyrus the Great59–64
  3. Darius the Great11
  4. Xenophanes31–32
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus43–49
  6. Anacreon29–34
  7. Cambyses II20–21
  8. Simonides of Ceos17–18
  9. Theognis of Megara31
  10. Bias of Priene59–64
  11. Chilon of Sparta59–64
  12. Sushruta61–62
  13. Miltiades13–18
  14. Nabonidus74–79
  15. Śāriputra29–30
  16. Bimbisara19
  17. Polycrates35
  18. Pherecydes of Syros39–44
  19. Atossa11

Where the people alive in 539 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 539 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list