Who Was Alive

Justinian I

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565

Born 11 May AD 482 · died 14 November AD 565, aged 83

Who was alive at the same time as Justinian I?

Drag across the timeline to see who was alive in any year and the age each person reached that year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

When Justinian I was born, Aryabhata was 5 or 6 and Benedict of Nursia was 2.

Born during Justinian I’s lifetime: Gregory I.

Not quite contemporaries: Muhammad was born 6 years after Justinian I died, Abu Bakr was born 6 years after Justinian I died and Uthman ibn Affan was born 9 years after Justinian I died.

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