Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 541?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 541. 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.

Born in AD 541: Emperor Wen of Sui.

  1. Justinian I59
  2. Aryabhata64–65
  3. Benedict of Nursia61
  4. Pope Pelagius II18–23
  5. Pope Pelagius I33–38
  6. Pope Benedict I13–18
  7. Belisarius33–38
  8. Pope Sabinian8–13
  9. Maurice1–2
  10. Chlothar I42–43
  11. Khosrow I39–40
  12. Theodora38–44
  13. Justin II18–23
  14. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib0–1
  15. Cassiodorus51–56
  16. Tiberius II Constantine18–23
  17. Gregory of Tours3
  18. Columba20
  19. Childebert I41–46
  20. Abd al-Muttalib41–46
  21. Totila28–33
  22. Charibert I18–24
  23. Brendan the Navigator52–57
  24. John Malalas47–52
  25. Guntram6–12
  26. Narses62–63
  27. Theudebert I38–43
  28. Sigebert I5–6
  29. Emperor Wen of Suiborn
  30. Clotilde66–67
  31. Gelimer58–64
  32. Radegund23
  33. Imru' al-Qais37–42
  34. Gildas40–41
  35. Venantius Fortunatus1–13
  36. Saint David28–29
  37. Alboin9–15

Where the people alive in AD 541 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 541. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list