Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 555?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 555. 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 I73
  2. Pope Gregory I12–17
  3. Pope Pelagius II32–37
  4. Pope Pelagius I47–52
  5. Pope Benedict I27–32
  6. Pope Boniface IV2–7
  7. Belisarius47–52
  8. Pope Sabinian22–27
  9. Pope Boniface III12–17
  10. Maurice15–16
  11. Chlothar I56–57
  12. Khosrow I53–54
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib7–12
  14. Justin II32–37
  15. Phocas8
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib14–15
  17. Cassiodorus65–70
  18. Tiberius II Constantine32–37
  19. Gregory of Tours17
  20. Columba34
  21. Childebert I55–60
  22. Abd al-Muttalib55–60
  23. Charibert I32–38
  24. Brendan the Navigator66–71
  25. John Malalas61–66
  26. Guntram20–26
  27. Æthelberht of Kent3
  28. Narses76–77
  29. Columbanus9–14
  30. Abu Lahab5–6
  31. Sigebert I19–20
  32. Emperor Wen of Sui14
  33. Empress Suiko1
  34. Radegund37
  35. Gildas54–55
  36. Venantius Fortunatus15–27
  37. Saint David42–43
  38. Alboin23–29

Where the people alive in AD 555 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 555. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list