Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 540?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 540. 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 I58
  2. Aryabhata63–64
  3. Benedict of Nursia60
  4. Pope Pelagius II17–22
  5. Pope Pelagius I32–37
  6. Pope Benedict I12–17
  7. Belisarius32–37
  8. Pope Sabinian7–12
  9. Maurice0–1
  10. Chlothar I41–42
  11. Khosrow I38–39
  12. Theodora37–43
  13. Justin II17–22
  14. Cassiodorus50–55
  15. Tiberius II Constantine17–22
  16. Gregory of Tours2
  17. Columba19
  18. Childebert I40–45
  19. Abd al-Muttalib40–45
  20. Totila27–32
  21. Charibert I17–23
  22. Dionysius Exiguus62–67
  23. Brendan the Navigator51–56
  24. John Malalas46–51
  25. Guntram5–11
  26. Narses61–62
  27. Theudebert I37–42
  28. Sigebert I4–5
  29. Clotilde65–66
  30. Gelimer57–63
  31. Radegund22
  32. Imru' al-Qais36–41
  33. Gildas39–40
  34. Venantius Fortunatus0–12
  35. Saint David27–28
  36. Alboin8–14

Where the people alive in AD 540 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in AD 540. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (31 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list