Who was alive in AD 544?
38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 544. 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 I62
Pope Gregory I1–6
Aryabhata67–68
Benedict of Nursia64
Pope Pelagius II21–26
Pope Pelagius I36–41- Pope Benedict I16–21
Belisarius36–41- Pope Sabinian11–16
- Pope Boniface III1–6
Maurice4–5
Chlothar I45–46
Khosrow I42–43
Theodora41–47
Justin II21–26
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib3–4
Cassiodorus54–59
Tiberius II Constantine21–26
Gregory of Tours6
Columba23- Childebert I44–49
Abd al-Muttalib44–49- Totila31–36
Charibert I21–27
Brendan the Navigator55–60- John Malalas50–55
Guntram9–15
Narses65–66
Theudebert I41–46
Sigebert I8–9
Emperor Wen of Sui3
Clotilde69–70
Gelimer61–67
Radegund26
Gildas43–44Venantius Fortunatus4–16
Saint David31–32- Alboin12–18
Where the people alive in AD 544 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