Who was alive in AD 565?
38 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 565. 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 565: Justinian I and Belisarius.
Justinian I83 †
Pope Gregory I22–27
Isidore of Seville2–7
Pope Pelagius II42–47- Pope Benedict I37–42
Pope Boniface IV12–17
Belisarius†- Pope Sabinian32–37
- Pope Boniface III22–27
Amina bint Wahb3–17
Maurice25–26
Khosrow I63–64- Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib17–22
Justin II42–47
Phocas18
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib24–25
Cassiodorus75–80
Tiberius II Constantine42–47
Gregory of Tours27
Columba44
Abd al-Muttalib65–70
Charibert I42–48
Brendan the Navigator76–81- John Malalas71–76
Guntram30–36
Æthelberht of Kent13
Narses86–87
Columbanus19–24- Abu Lahab15–16
Sigebert I29–30
Emperor Wen of Sui24
Empress Suiko11
Radegund47
Gildas64–65Venantius Fortunatus25–37
Saint David52–53- Alboin33–39
Reccared I5–6
Where the people alive in AD 565 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Justinian I: Tauresium
- Pope Gregory I: Rome
- Isidore of Seville: Cartagena
- 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