Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 542 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 542 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. Confucius7–12
  2. Cyrus the Great56–61
  3. Darius the Great8
  4. Xenophanes28–29
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus40–46
  6. Anacreon26–31
  7. Cambyses II17–18
  8. Simonides of Ceos14–15
  9. Theognis of Megara28
  10. Bias of Priene56–61
  11. Chilon of Sparta56–61
  12. Sushruta58–59
  13. Miltiades10–15
  14. Nabonidus71–76
  15. Śāriputra26–27
  16. Bimbisara16
  17. Polycrates32
  18. Pherecydes of Syros36–41
  19. Atossa8

Where the people alive in 542 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 542 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list