Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 549 BC?

20 of the people we track were surely alive in 549 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. Confucius0–5
  2. Cyrus the Great49–54
  3. Anaximander59–64
  4. Darius the Great1
  5. Xenophanes21–22
  6. Anaximenes of Miletus33–39
  7. Anacreon19–24
  8. Cambyses II10–11
  9. Simonides of Ceos7–8
  10. Theognis of Megara21
  11. Bias of Priene49–54
  12. Chilon of Sparta49–54
  13. Sushruta51–52
  14. Miltiades3–8
  15. Nabonidus64–69
  16. Śāriputra19–20
  17. Bimbisara9
  18. Polycrates25
  19. Pherecydes of Syros29–34
  20. Atossa1

Where the people alive in 549 BC were born

The 20 best known of those alive in 549 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (18 of 20 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list