Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 559?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 559. 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 I77
  2. Pope Gregory I16–21
  3. Pope Pelagius II36–41
  4. Pope Pelagius I51–56
  5. Pope Benedict I31–36
  6. Pope Boniface IV6–11
  7. Belisarius51–56
  8. Pope Sabinian26–31
  9. Pope Boniface III16–21
  10. Maurice19–20
  11. Chlothar I60–61
  12. Khosrow I57–58
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib11–16
  14. Justin II36–41
  15. Phocas12
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib18–19
  17. Cassiodorus69–74
  18. Tiberius II Constantine36–41
  19. Gregory of Tours21
  20. Columba38
  21. Abd al-Muttalib59–64
  22. Charibert I36–42
  23. Brendan the Navigator70–75
  24. John Malalas65–70
  25. Guntram24–30
  26. Æthelberht of Kent7
  27. Narses80–81
  28. Columbanus13–18
  29. Abu Lahab9–10
  30. Sigebert I23–24
  31. Emperor Wen of Sui18
  32. Empress Suiko5
  33. Radegund41
  34. Gildas58–59
  35. Venantius Fortunatus19–31
  36. Saint David46–47
  37. Alboin27–33

Where the people alive in AD 559 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in AD 559. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (32 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list