Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 541 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 541 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. Confucius8–13
  2. Cyrus the Great57–62
  3. Darius the Great9
  4. Xenophanes29–30
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus41–47
  6. Anacreon27–32
  7. Cambyses II18–19
  8. Simonides of Ceos15–16
  9. Theognis of Megara29
  10. Bias of Priene57–62
  11. Chilon of Sparta57–62
  12. Sushruta59–60
  13. Miltiades11–16
  14. Nabonidus72–77
  15. Śāriputra27–28
  16. Bimbisara17
  17. Polycrates33
  18. Pherecydes of Syros37–42
  19. Atossa9

Where the people alive in 541 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 541 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list