Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 539?

34 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 539. 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. Justinian I57
  2. Aryabhata62–63
  3. Benedict of Nursia59
  4. Pope Pelagius II16–21
  5. Pope Pelagius I31–36
  6. Pope Benedict I11–16
  7. Belisarius31–36
  8. Pope Sabinian6–11
  9. Chlothar I40–41
  10. Khosrow I37–38
  11. Theodora36–42
  12. Justin II16–21
  13. Cassiodorus49–54
  14. Tiberius II Constantine16–21
  15. Gregory of Tours1
  16. Columba18
  17. Childebert I39–44
  18. Abd al-Muttalib39–44
  19. Totila26–31
  20. Charibert I16–22
  21. Dionysius Exiguus61–66
  22. Brendan the Navigator50–55
  23. John Malalas45–50
  24. Guntram4–10
  25. Narses60–61
  26. Theudebert I36–41
  27. Sigebert I3–4
  28. Clotilde64–65
  29. Gelimer56–62
  30. Radegund21
  31. Imru' al-Qais35–40
  32. Gildas38–39
  33. Saint David26–27
  34. Alboin7–13

Where the people alive in AD 539 were born

The 34 best known of those alive in AD 539. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 34 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list