Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 551?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 551. 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 I69
  2. Pope Gregory I8–13
  3. Pope Pelagius II28–33
  4. Pope Pelagius I43–48
  5. Pope Benedict I23–28
  6. Belisarius43–48
  7. Pope Sabinian18–23
  8. Pope Boniface III8–13
  9. Maurice11–12
  10. Chlothar I52–53
  11. Khosrow I49–50
  12. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib3–8
  13. Justin II28–33
  14. Phocas4
  15. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib10–11
  16. Cassiodorus61–66
  17. Tiberius II Constantine28–33
  18. Gregory of Tours13
  19. Columba30
  20. Childebert I51–56
  21. Abd al-Muttalib51–56
  22. Totila38–43
  23. Charibert I28–34
  24. Brendan the Navigator62–67
  25. John Malalas57–62
  26. Guntram16–22
  27. Narses72–73
  28. Columbanus5–10
  29. Abu Lahab1–2
  30. Sigebert I15–16
  31. Emperor Wen of Sui10
  32. Gelimer68–74
  33. Radegund33
  34. Gildas50–51
  35. Venantius Fortunatus11–23
  36. Saint David38–39
  37. Alboin19–25

Where the people alive in AD 551 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 551. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list