Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 561?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 561. 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 561: Pope Pelagius I and Chlothar I.

  1. Justinian I79
  2. Pope Gregory I18–23
  3. Pope Pelagius II38–43
  4. Pope Pelagius I†
  5. Pope Benedict I33–38
  6. Pope Boniface IV8–13
  7. Belisarius53–58
  8. Pope Sabinian28–33
  9. Pope Boniface III18–23
  10. Maurice21–22
  11. Chlothar I62 or 63 †
  12. Khosrow I59–60
  13. Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib13–18
  14. Justin II38–43
  15. Phocas14
  16. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib20–21
  17. Cassiodorus71–76
  18. Tiberius II Constantine38–43
  19. Gregory of Tours23
  20. Columba40
  21. Abd al-Muttalib61–66
  22. Charibert I38–44
  23. Brendan the Navigator72–77
  24. John Malalas67–72
  25. Guntram26–32
  26. Æthelberht of Kent9
  27. Narses82–83
  28. Columbanus15–20
  29. Abu Lahab11–12
  30. Sigebert I25–26
  31. Emperor Wen of Sui20
  32. Empress Suiko7
  33. Radegund43
  34. Gildas60–61
  35. Venantius Fortunatus21–33
  36. Saint David48–49
  37. Alboin29–35
  38. Reccared I1–2

Where the people alive in AD 561 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in AD 561. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (33 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list