Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 556?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 556. 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 I74
  2. Pope Gregory I13–18
  3. Pope Pelagius II33–38
  4. Pope Pelagius I48–53
  5. Pope Benedict I28–33
  6. Pope Boniface IV3–8
  7. Belisarius48–53
  8. Pope Sabinian23–28
  9. Pope Boniface III13–18
  10. Maurice16–17
  11. Chlothar I57–58
  12. Khosrow I54–55
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib8–13
  14. Justin II33–38
  15. Phocas9
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib15–16
  17. Cassiodorus66–71
  18. Tiberius II Constantine33–38
  19. Gregory of Tours18
  20. Columba35
  21. Childebert I56–61
  22. Abd al-Muttalib56–61
  23. Charibert I33–39
  24. Brendan the Navigator67–72
  25. John Malalas62–67
  26. Guntram21–27
  27. Æthelberht of Kent4
  28. Narses77–78
  29. Columbanus10–15
  30. Abu Lahab6–7
  31. Sigebert I20–21
  32. Emperor Wen of Sui15
  33. Empress Suiko2
  34. Radegund38
  35. Gildas55–56
  36. Venantius Fortunatus16–28
  37. Saint David43–44
  38. Alboin24–30

Where the people alive in AD 556 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 556. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list