Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 546 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 546 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. Confucius3–8
  2. Cyrus the Great52–57
  3. Darius the Great4
  4. Xenophanes24–25
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus36–42
  6. Anacreon22–27
  7. Cambyses II13–14
  8. Simonides of Ceos10–11
  9. Theognis of Megara24
  10. Bias of Priene52–57
  11. Chilon of Sparta52–57
  12. Sushruta54–55
  13. Miltiades6–11
  14. Nabonidus67–72
  15. Śāriputra22–23
  16. Bimbisara12
  17. Polycrates28
  18. Pherecydes of Syros32–37
  19. Atossa4

Where the people alive in 546 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 546 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list