Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 543 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 543 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. Confucius6–11
  2. Cyrus the Great55–60
  3. Darius the Great7
  4. Xenophanes27–28
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus39–45
  6. Anacreon25–30
  7. Cambyses II16–17
  8. Simonides of Ceos13–14
  9. Theognis of Megara27
  10. Bias of Priene55–60
  11. Chilon of Sparta55–60
  12. Sushruta57–58
  13. Miltiades9–14
  14. Nabonidus70–75
  15. Śāriputra25–26
  16. Bimbisara15
  17. Polycrates31
  18. Pherecydes of Syros35–40
  19. Atossa7

Where the people alive in 543 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 543 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list