Who was alive in AD 543?
38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 543. 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.
Justinian I61
Pope Gregory I0–5
Aryabhata66–67
Benedict of Nursia63
Pope Pelagius II20–25
Pope Pelagius I35–40- Pope Benedict I15–20
Belisarius35–40- Pope Sabinian10–15
- Pope Boniface III0–5
Maurice3–4
Chlothar I44–45
Khosrow I41–42
Theodora40–46
Justin II20–25
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib2–3
Cassiodorus53–58
Tiberius II Constantine20–25
Gregory of Tours5
Columba22- Childebert I43–48
Abd al-Muttalib43–48- Totila30–35
Charibert I20–26
Brendan the Navigator54–59- John Malalas49–54
Guntram8–14
Narses64–65
Theudebert I40–45
Sigebert I7–8
Emperor Wen of Sui2
Clotilde68–69
Gelimer60–66
Radegund25
Gildas42–43Venantius Fortunatus3–15
Saint David30–31- Alboin11–17
Where the people alive in AD 543 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Justinian I: Tauresium
- Pope Gregory I: Rome
- Aryabhata: Pataliputra
- Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
- Pope Pelagius II: Rome
- Pope Pelagius I: Rome
- Pope Benedict I: Rome
- Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
- Pope Sabinian: Blera
- Pope Boniface III: Rome
- Maurice: Arabissus
- Chlothar I: Soissons
- Khosrow I: Ardestan
- Theodora: Paphlagonia
- Justin II: Constantinople
- Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
- Cassiodorus: Scylletium
- Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
- Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
- Columba: County Donegal
- Childebert I: Reims
- Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
- Totila: Treviso
- Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
- John Malalas: Antioch
- Guntram: Soissons
- Narses: Constantinople
- Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
- Clotilde: Lyon
- Gelimer: Africa
- Radegund: Erfurt
- Gildas: Cheshire
- Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
- Saint David: Pembrokeshire