Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 550?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 550. 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. Justinian I68
  2. Pope Gregory I7–12
  3. Aryabhata73–74
  4. Pope Pelagius II27–32
  5. Pope Pelagius I42–47
  6. Pope Benedict I22–27
  7. Belisarius42–47
  8. Pope Sabinian17–22
  9. Pope Boniface III7–12
  10. Maurice10–11
  11. Chlothar I51–52
  12. Khosrow I48–49
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib2–7
  14. Justin II27–32
  15. Phocas3
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib9–10
  17. Cassiodorus60–65
  18. Tiberius II Constantine27–32
  19. Gregory of Tours12
  20. Columba29
  21. Childebert I50–55
  22. Abd al-Muttalib50–55
  23. Totila37–42
  24. Charibert I27–33
  25. Brendan the Navigator61–66
  26. John Malalas56–61
  27. Guntram15–21
  28. Narses71–72
  29. Columbanus4–9
  30. Abu Lahab0–1
  31. Sigebert I14–15
  32. Emperor Wen of Sui9
  33. Gelimer67–73
  34. Radegund32
  35. Gildas49–50
  36. Venantius Fortunatus10–22
  37. Saint David37–38
  38. Alboin18–24

Where the people alive in AD 550 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 550. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list