Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 550 BC?

19 of the people we track were surely alive in 550 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.

Born in 550 BC: Darius the Great and Atossa.

  1. Cyrus the Great48–53
  2. Anaximander58–63
  3. Darius the Greatborn
  4. Xenophanes20–21
  5. Anaximenes of Miletus32–38
  6. Anacreon18–23
  7. Cambyses II9–10
  8. Simonides of Ceos6–7
  9. Theognis of Megara20
  10. Bias of Priene48–53
  11. Chilon of Sparta48–53
  12. Sushruta50–51
  13. Miltiades2–7
  14. Nabonidus63–68
  15. Śāriputra18–19
  16. Bimbisara8
  17. Polycrates24
  18. Pherecydes of Syros28–33
  19. Atossaborn

Where the people alive in 550 BC were born

The 19 best known of those alive in 550 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (17 of 19 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list