Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 542?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 542. 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 I60
  2. Aryabhata65–66
  3. Benedict of Nursia62
  4. Pope Pelagius II19–24
  5. Pope Pelagius I34–39
  6. Pope Benedict I14–19
  7. Belisarius34–39
  8. Pope Sabinian9–14
  9. Maurice2–3
  10. Chlothar I43–44
  11. Khosrow I40–41
  12. Theodora39–45
  13. Justin II19–24
  14. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib1–2
  15. Cassiodorus52–57
  16. Tiberius II Constantine19–24
  17. Gregory of Tours4
  18. Columba21
  19. Childebert I42–47
  20. Abd al-Muttalib42–47
  21. Totila29–34
  22. Charibert I19–25
  23. Brendan the Navigator53–58
  24. John Malalas48–53
  25. Guntram7–13
  26. Narses63–64
  27. Theudebert I39–44
  28. Sigebert I6–7
  29. Emperor Wen of Sui1
  30. Clotilde67–68
  31. Gelimer59–65
  32. Radegund24
  33. Imru' al-Qais38–43
  34. Gildas41–42
  35. Venantius Fortunatus2–14
  36. Saint David29–30
  37. Alboin10–16

Where the people alive in AD 542 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 542. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list