Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 547 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 547 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. Confucius2–7
  2. Cyrus the Great51–56
  3. Darius the Great3
  4. Xenophanes23–24
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus35–41
  6. Anacreon21–26
  7. Cambyses II12–13
  8. Simonides of Ceos9–10
  9. Theognis of Megara23
  10. Bias of Priene51–56
  11. Chilon of Sparta51–56
  12. Sushruta53–54
  13. Miltiades5–10
  14. Nabonidus66–71
  15. Śāriputra21–22
  16. Bimbisara11
  17. Polycrates27
  18. Pherecydes of Syros31–36
  19. Atossa3

Where the people alive in 547 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 547 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list