Who Was Alive

Were Clovis I and Aryabhata alive at the same time?

Yes. Clovis I and Aryabhata were alive at the same time for 34 or 35 years, from AD 476 to AD 511.

Aryabhata was 34 or 35 when Clovis I died.

Clovis I

First king of the Franks

Born c. AD 466 · died 27 November AD 511

Aryabhata

Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.

Born AD 476 · died AD 550

  1. Clovis I
  2. Aryabhata
  3. Boethius
  4. Benedict of Nursia
  5. Justinian I
  6. Gregory I
Clovis I and Aryabhata in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.