Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 87 BC?

23 of the people we track were surely alive in 87 BC. 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 87 BC: Emperor Wu of Han.

  1. Julius Caesar13
  2. Cicero20
  3. Lucretius7–8
  4. Pompey19
  5. Spartacus16–17
  6. Diodorus Siculus1–6
  7. Sulla51
  8. Marcus Terentius Varro29
  9. Marcus Licinius Crassus28–29
  10. Tigranes the Great53–54
  11. Gaius Marius69–74
  12. Emperor Wu of Han68 †
  13. Mithridates VI Eupator45–48
  14. Cato the Younger8
  15. Cornelius Nepos11–16
  16. Posidonius48
  17. Catiline21–22
  18. Ptolemy XII Auletes30–31
  19. Lepidus1–6
  20. Ptolemy IX Soter55
  21. Lucullus28–33
  22. Lucius Cornelius Cinna48–49
  23. Alexander Jannaeus38–43

Where the people alive in 87 BC were born

The 23 best known of those alive in 87 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (20 of 23 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list