Who Was Alive

Who was alive in AD 578?

45 of the people we track were surely alive in AD 578. 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 578: Justin II.

  1. Muhammad7
  2. Abu Bakr3–7
  3. Pope Gregory I35–40
  4. Uthman2–4
  5. Heraclius1–6
  6. Isidore of Seville15–20
  7. Pope Pelagius II55–60
  8. Pope Benedict I50–55
  9. Pope Adeodatus I7–8
  10. Pope Agatho3–4
  11. Pope Boniface IV25–30
  12. Pope Sabinian45–50
  13. Pope Boniface III35–40
  14. Maurice38–39
  15. Khosrow I76–77
  16. Khosrow II7–8
  17. Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib7–12
  18. Justin II†
  19. Phocas31
  20. Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib37–38
  21. Cassiodorus88–93
  22. Tiberius II Constantine55–60
  23. Gregory of Tours40
  24. Amr ibn al-As8
  25. Columba57
  26. Salman the Persian9–10
  27. Emperor Gaozu of Tang12
  28. Abu Sufyan5–10
  29. Abd al-Muttalib78–83
  30. Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib10
  31. Bhartṛhari7–8
  32. Guntram43–49
  33. Childebert II8
  34. Æthelberht of Kent26
  35. Columbanus32–37
  36. Abu Lahab28–29
  37. Emperor Wen of Sui37
  38. Empress Suiko24
  39. Prince Shōtoku4
  40. Radegund60
  41. Venantius Fortunatus38–50
  42. Theodelinda6–10
  43. Saint David65–66
  44. Reccared I18–19
  45. Ammar ibn Yasir8

Where the people alive in AD 578 were born

The 45 best known of those alive in AD 578. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (42 of 45 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list