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Who was alive in 20?

213 well-known people were alive in 20, including Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle, Seneca. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Jesus Christ (5 BC–30) — central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)
• Paul the Apostle (5–66) — Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
• Seneca (4 BC–65) — Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
• Saint Peter (0–65) — apostle of Jesus Christ
• Caligula (12–41) — third Roman emperor (37–41)
• Pliny the Elder (20–79) — Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)
• Tiberius (41 BC–37) — second Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 AD
• Strabo (62 BC–23) — Greek geographer, philosopher and historian (64/63 BC–c.24 AD)
• Vespasian (9–79) — ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)
• Claudius (9 BC–54) — fourth Roman emperor (41–54)
• Matthew the Apostle (10–74) — Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
• Pontius Pilatus (11 BC–) — fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, from AD 26–36
• Linus (10–79) — 2nd Pope of the Catholic Church
• Mark the Evangelist (12–68) — credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
• St. James the Elder (1–44) — one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
• Thomas the Apostle (1–72) — one of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament
• Galba (2 BC–69) — sixth Roman Emperor (68–69)
• Vitellius (15–69) — eighth Roman Emperor (69)
• Hero of Alexandria (10–75) — ancient Greek mathematician and engineer
• Arminius (16 BC–21) — 1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
• Philo of Alexandria (14 BC–50) — Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria (c. 20 BCE-c. 50 CE)
• Saint Stephen (1–36) — Deacon, martyr, and saint
• Barnabas (1–61) — 1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
• Phaedrus (20 BC–50) — Latin fabulist and probably a Thracian slave
• Herod Antipas (19 BC–) — 1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
• John the Evangelist (10–98) — author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter
• Agrippina the Younger (15–59) — Roman empress and member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (AD 15–59)
• Timothy (17–97) — 1st century Christian evangelist, philosopher and bishop
• Seneca the Elder (53 BC–39) — Roman scholar, writer and historian (54 BC-c.39 AD)
• Messalina (20–48) — Roman empress (c.AD 17/20–48); 3rd wife of Claudius
• Livia (58 BC–29) — first Roman empress as consort to Augustus, as well as mother of emperor Tiberius
• Marcus Velleius Paterculus (18 BC–31) — Roman historian, soldier and senator (c.19 BC - c. AD 31)
• Apollonius of Tyana (15–100) — 1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
• Columella (4–70) — Roman writer on agriculture
• Wang Mang (44 BC–23) — Han dynasty official and founding Emperor of the Xin Dynasty (c.45 BC-23 AD)
• Aulus Cornelius Celsus (24 BC–25) — Roman physician and writer
• Salome (14–62) — biblical daughter of Herod II and Herodias (14–62)
• Agrippa I (9 BC–44) — King of Judaea (11 BC-44 AD) (r. 41-44 AD)
• Pomponius Mela (15–100) — Roman geographer of the first century
• Juba II (51 BC–23) — crown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)
• Agrippina the Elder (13 BC–33) — Member of Julio-Claudian dynasty (c. 14 BC–AD 33)
• Saint Titus (13–107) — early Christian missionary and church leader
• Sejanus (19 BC–31) — confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius and prefect of the Roman imperial Praetorian Guard (20 BC - AD 31)
• Musa of Parthia (45 BC–) — Italian consort of Phraates IV
• Emperor Guangwu of Han (4 BC–57) — emperor and founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty (5 BC - AD 57) (r. AD 25 - AD 57)
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (7–67) — Roman general, father of empress Domitia Longina
• Alexander Helios (39 BC–) — son of Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII
• Antonia Minor (35 BC–37) — youngest daughter of Octavia Minor and Mark Antony
• Onesimus (1–68) — saint and bishop
• Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (44 BC–21) — Roman legate, consul and governor of Syria (c.51 BC-AD 21)
• Annas (39 BC–40) — 1st century CE High Priest of the Roman province of Iudaea
• Abgar V (1 BC–50) — 1st century AD King of Osroene
• Ptolemy Philadelphus (35 BC–) — King of Syria from 34 to 30 BC
• Antonia Major (38 BC–32) — eldest daughter of Octavia Minor and Mark Antony
• Marcus Gavius Apicius (24 BC–37) — 1st century BC Roman aristocrat and gourmet
• Livilla (12 BC–31) — sister of the Roman emperor Claudius and daughter-in-law of emperor Tiberius
• Drusus Julius Caesar (12 BC–23) — son of Emperor Tiberius
• Philip the Tetrarch (19 BC–34) — son of Herod the Great and ruler of the northeast part of his father's kingdom (r. 4 BCE-34 CE)
• Julia the Younger (18 BC–28) — daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (19 BC-c. 29 AD)
• Caratacus (15–54) — British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe
• Kujula Kadphises (20–80) — Founder of the Kushan empire (30–80)
• Pontius Pilate's wife (6–81) — ancient Roman woman and saint
• Ptolemy of Mauretania (8 BC–40) — 1st century king of Mauretania
• Antonius Felix (10–100) — 1st century Roman politician and procurator of the Judea Province
• Julia Drusilla (16–38) — sister of Emperor Caligula
• Amanirenas (50 BC–) — queen of the Meroitic Kingdom of Kush
• Judas of Galilee (50 BC–50) — 1st-century Jewish revolutionary
• Maroboduus (34 BC–37) — early 1st century AD king of the Marcomanni
• Cassius Chaerea (11 BC–41) — assassin of emperor Caligula
• Asconius Pedianus (8 BC–76) — Roman historian (BC 9 - AD 76)
• Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus (2 BC–65) — Roman senator, brother of Seneca
• Tiberius Gemellus (19–37) — Julio-Claudian prince, grandson of Emperor Tiberius (19 AD - 37/38 AD) (19-38)
• Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (48 BC–25) — paternal grandfather of emperor Nero
• Sextus Afranius Burrus (1–62) — prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard (AD 1-62)
• Tiridates III of Parthia (50 BC–) — King of the Parthian Empire from 35 to 36 AD
• Liu Xin (49 BC–23) — Chinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE)
• Ruzi Ying (5–25) — Last Western Han dynasty ruler from 6 to 9 CE
• Lollia Paulina (15–49) — Roman empress as the second consort of Caligula
• Verrius Flaccus (54 BC–20) — Roman lexicographer and writer (55 BC-20 AD)
• Johanan ben Zakai (50 BC–) — 1st-century rabbi and an important Jewish sage

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