Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 540 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 540 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. Confucius9–14
  2. Cyrus the Great58–63
  3. Darius the Great10
  4. Xenophanes30–31
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus42–48
  6. Anacreon28–33
  7. Cambyses II19–20
  8. Simonides of Ceos16–17
  9. Theognis of Megara30
  10. Bias of Priene58–63
  11. Chilon of Sparta58–63
  12. Sushruta60–61
  13. Miltiades12–17
  14. Nabonidus73–78
  15. Śāriputra28–29
  16. Bimbisara18
  17. Polycrates34
  18. Pherecydes of Syros38–43
  19. Atossa10

Where the people alive in 540 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 540 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list