Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 544 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 544 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. Confucius5–10
  2. Cyrus the Great54–59
  3. Darius the Great6
  4. Xenophanes26–27
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus38–44
  6. Anacreon24–29
  7. Cambyses II15–16
  8. Simonides of Ceos12–13
  9. Theognis of Megara26
  10. Bias of Priene54–59
  11. Chilon of Sparta54–59
  12. Sushruta56–57
  13. Miltiades8–13
  14. Nabonidus69–74
  15. Śāriputra24–25
  16. Bimbisara14
  17. Polycrates30
  18. Pherecydes of Syros34–39
  19. Atossa6

Where the people alive in 544 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 544 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list