Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 553?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 553. 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.

Died in AD 553: Gelimer.

  1. Justinian I71
  2. Pope Gregory I10–15
  3. Pope Pelagius II30–35
  4. Pope Pelagius I45–50
  5. Pope Benedict I25–30
  6. Pope Boniface IV0–5
  7. Belisarius45–50
  8. Pope Sabinian20–25
  9. Pope Boniface III10–15
  10. Maurice13–14
  11. Chlothar I54–55
  12. Khosrow I51–52
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib5–10
  14. Justin II30–35
  15. Phocas6
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib12–13
  17. Cassiodorus63–68
  18. Tiberius II Constantine30–35
  19. Gregory of Tours15
  20. Columba32
  21. Childebert I53–58
  22. Abd al-Muttalib53–58
  23. Charibert I30–36
  24. Brendan the Navigator64–69
  25. John Malalas59–64
  26. Guntram18–24
  27. Æthelberht of Kent1
  28. Narses74–75
  29. Columbanus7–12
  30. Abu Lahab3–4
  31. Sigebert I17–18
  32. Emperor Wen of Sui12
  33. Gelimer†
  34. Radegund35
  35. Gildas52–53
  36. Venantius Fortunatus13–25
  37. Saint David40–41
  38. Alboin21–27

Where the people alive in AD 553 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 553. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list