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Who was alive in 200?

234 well-known people were alive in 200, including Galen, Nagarjuna, Tertullian. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Galen (129–) — 2nd-century Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher
• Nagarjuna (150–250) — 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher
• Tertullian (160–240) — Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)
• Septimius Severus (146–211) — Roman emperor from 193 to 211
• Caracalla (188–217) — Roman emperor from 198 to 217
• Origen (184–254) — Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
• Dionysius (200–268) — Pope and bishop of Rome from 259 to 268
• Soter (175–200) — twelfth pope of the Catholic Church
• Lucius I (200–254) — Pope and bishop of Rome from 253 to 254
• Diophantus of Alexandria (200–284) — 3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
• Macrinus (164–218) — Roman emperor from 217 to 218
• Cornelius (180–253) — pope Saint (251 to 253)
• Fabian (200–250) — pope and bishop of Rome from 236 to 250
• Irenaeus (130–202) — 2nd-century Greek bishop and Doctor of the Church
• Cassius Dio (150–235) — Greco-Roman statesman and historian (c. 155–c. 235)
• Clement of Alexandria (150–215) — Christian theologian (c.150 – c.215)
• Valerian (199–260) — Roman emperor
• Maximinus Thrax (173–238) — Roman Emperor (173-238)
• Gordian I (159–238) — Roman Emperor
• Saint Valentine (175–273) — 3rd-century Roman Christian saint (175–273)
• Cao Cao (155–220) — Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)
• Geta (189–211) — Roman emperor from 209 to 211
• Ardashir I (180–241) — founder of the Sassanid Empire (224–242)
• Cyprian (200–258) — Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
• Pupienus (170–238) — Roman Emperor
• Balbinus (178–238) — Roman Emperor (178-238)
• Tacitus (200–276) — Roman emperor from 275 to 276
• Gordian II (190–238) — Roman Emperor in 238 AD
• Hippolytus (170–235) — Christian theologian and saint (c. 170 – c. 235)
• Sextus Empiricus (200–300) — 2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
• Saint Cecilia (180–230) — Roman Catholic saint, martyr and patron saint of music
• Zhuge Liang (181–234) — Chinese statesman and military strategist (181–234)
• Athenaeus (170–223) — late 2nd/early 3rd century Greek rhetorician and grammarian
• Ulpian (170–228) — early 3rd century Roman jurist
• Guan Yu (160–220) — Chinese general serving warlord Liu Bei (160-220)
• Cao Pi (187–226) — Cao Wei Emperror (187-226)
• Aelian (200–235) — Roman author and teacher (c.175–c.235)
• Liu Bei (161–223) — Chinese warlord and founding Emperor of Shu Han (161–223)
• Ammonius Saccas (175–250) — Hellenistic Platonist philosopher (175-242)
• Sun Quan (182–252) — Emperor of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
• Julia Domna (165–217) — ancient Roman empress
• Theophilus of Antioch (183–200) — Patriarch of Antioch from c.169 to c.183
• Herodian (170–250) — Greco-Roman official and historian (c.170–c.240)
• Papinian (142–211) — Roman jurist (142–212)
• Alexandros of Aphrodisias (200–215) — 2nd-3rd century Greek peripatetic philosopher and commentator on Aristotle
• Longus (200–200) — ancient Greek writer
• Celsus (200–) — 2nd-century Greek philosopher
• Artabanus IV of Parthia (200–224) — ruler of Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224
• Vologases V of Parthia (130–208) — King of the Parthian Empire from 191 to 208
• Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190–264) — Head of the Church in Alexandria from 248 to 264
• Sextus Julius Africanus (160–240) — Greco-Roman Christian traveller and historian (c.160–c.240)
• Philostratus (170–245) — 3rd century Greco-Roman sophist
• Marcus Minucius Felix (200–260) — Latin-language writer
• Vologases III of Parthia (100–200) — King of Parthia
• Julia Maesa (160–224) — grandmother of Roman emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander
• Paul of Samosata (200–275) — Patriarch of Antioch
• Hua Tuo (200–208) — Chinese physician (c. 140–208)
• Polyaenus (101–200) — 2nd-century Greek author and rhetorician
• Chūai (149–200) — Emperor of Japan
• Lü Bu (160–) — Chinese warlord and general
• Cao Zhi (192–232) — State of Cao Wei prince and poet (192-232)
• Vologases VI of Parthia (200–228) — King of Kings of Parthia from 208 to 228
• Judah ha-Nasi (135–200) — 2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
• Zhang Fei (167–221) — Chinese military general (died 221)
• Emperor Xian of Han (181–234) — Emperor of the Han dynasty from 189 to 220
• Saint Apollonia (150–249) — Christian female saint and martyr
• Sima Yi (179–251) — Chinese general, politician and regent (179-251)
• Sasan (200–300) — early 3rd century ancestor of the Sasanian dynasty
• Achilles Tatius (200–300) — ancient Greek novellist
• Yuan Shao (154–202) — Han Dynasty warlord (154-202)
• Julia Soaemias (180–222) — mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus (180-222)
• Julia Avita Mamaea (180–235) — mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus (died 235)
• Babrius (100–200) — 2nd century Roman Greek writer
• Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100–200) — 2nd century Greek physician
• Artemidorus (200–200) — Greek professional diviner (2nd century)
• Bhāsa (200–300) — One of the earliest and most celebrated Indian playwrights in Sanskrit who predated Kalidasa.
• Bardaisan (154–222) — Syrian gnostic, scientist, philosopher and poet (154-222)
• Zhou Yu (175–210) — Chinese military general and strategist (175-210)
• Soranus of Ephesus (98–200) — 1st/2nd century AD Greek physician
• Cai Yan (177–249) — 3rd century Chinese poet and musician

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