Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 545 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 545 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. Confucius4–9
  2. Cyrus the Great53–58
  3. Darius the Great5
  4. Xenophanes25–26
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus37–43
  6. Anacreon23–28
  7. Cambyses II14–15
  8. Simonides of Ceos11–12
  9. Theognis of Megara25
  10. Bias of Priene53–58
  11. Chilon of Sparta53–58
  12. Sushruta55–56
  13. Miltiades7–12
  14. Nabonidus68–73
  15. Śāriputra23–24
  16. Bimbisara13
  17. Polycrates29
  18. Pherecydes of Syros33–38
  19. Atossa5

Where the people alive in 545 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 545 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list