Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 557?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 557. 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 I75
  2. Pope Gregory I14–19
  3. Pope Pelagius II34–39
  4. Pope Pelagius I49–54
  5. Pope Benedict I29–34
  6. Pope Boniface IV4–9
  7. Belisarius49–54
  8. Pope Sabinian24–29
  9. Pope Boniface III14–19
  10. Maurice17–18
  11. Chlothar I58–59
  12. Khosrow I55–56
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib9–14
  14. Justin II34–39
  15. Phocas10
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib16–17
  17. Cassiodorus67–72
  18. Tiberius II Constantine34–39
  19. Gregory of Tours19
  20. Columba36
  21. Childebert I57–62
  22. Abd al-Muttalib57–62
  23. Charibert I34–40
  24. Brendan the Navigator68–73
  25. John Malalas63–68
  26. Guntram22–28
  27. Æthelberht of Kent5
  28. Narses78–79
  29. Columbanus11–16
  30. Abu Lahab7–8
  31. Sigebert I21–22
  32. Emperor Wen of Sui16
  33. Empress Suiko3
  34. Radegund39
  35. Gildas56–57
  36. Venantius Fortunatus17–29
  37. Saint David44–45
  38. Alboin25–31

Where the people alive in AD 557 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 557. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list