Who was alive in AD 562?
37 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 562. 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.
Justinian I80
Pope Gregory I19–24
Pope Pelagius II39–44- Pope Benedict I34–39
Pope Boniface IV9–14
Belisarius54–59- Pope Sabinian29–34
- Pope Boniface III19–24
Amina bint Wahb0–14
Maurice22–23
Khosrow I60–61- Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib14–19
Justin II39–44
Phocas15
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib21–22
Cassiodorus72–77
Tiberius II Constantine39–44
Gregory of Tours24
Columba41
Abd al-Muttalib62–67
Charibert I39–45
Brendan the Navigator73–78- John Malalas68–73
Guntram27–33
Æthelberht of Kent10
Narses83–84
Columbanus16–21- Abu Lahab12–13
Sigebert I26–27
Emperor Wen of Sui21
Empress Suiko8
Radegund44
Gildas61–62Venantius Fortunatus22–34
Saint David49–50- Alboin30–36
Reccared I2–3
Where the people alive in AD 562 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Justinian I: Tauresium
- Pope Gregory I: Rome
- Pope Pelagius II: Rome
- Pope Benedict I: Rome
- Pope Boniface IV: Marsica
- Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
- Pope Sabinian: Blera
- Pope Boniface III: Rome
- Amina bint Wahb: Mecca
- Maurice: Arabissus
- Khosrow I: Ardestan
- Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Israel
- Justin II: Constantinople
- Phocas: Thrace
- Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib: Mecca
- Cassiodorus: Scylletium
- Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
- Gregory of Tours: Clermont-Ferrand
- Columba: County Donegal
- Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
- Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
- John Malalas: Antioch
- Guntram: Soissons
- Narses: Constantinople
- Columbanus: Leinster
- Abu Lahab: Mecca
- Emperor Wen of Sui: Chang'an
- Radegund: Erfurt
- Gildas: Cheshire
- Venantius Fortunatus: Valdobbiadene
- Saint David: Pembrokeshire
- Reccared I: Seville