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Who was alive in 240?

152 well-known people were alive in 240, including Nagarjuna, Plotinus, Tertullian. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Nagarjuna (150–250) — 3rd-century Indian Buddhist philosopher
• Plotinus (205–270) — Hellenistic Platonist philosopher and founder of Neoplatonism (c. 204/5–270)
• Tertullian (160–240) — Roman Christian theologian and writer (c. 155 – c. 220)
• Diocletian (240–316) — Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)
• Aurelian (214–275) — Roman Emperor (C.E.214-275)
• Origen (184–254) — Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
• Sixtus II (215–258) — Bishop of Rome from 257 to 258
• Dionysius (200–268) — Pope and bishop of Rome from 259 to 268
• Lucius I (200–254) — Pope and bishop of Rome from 253 to 254
• Diophantus of Alexandria (200–284) — 3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
• Cornelius (180–253) — pope Saint (251 to 253)
• Fabian (200–250) — pope and bishop of Rome from 236 to 250
• Decius (201–251) — Roman Emperor (201-251)
• Philip the Arab (204–249) — Roman Emperor (204-249)
• Valerian (199–260) — Roman emperor
• Mani (216–274) — 3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism
• Saint Valentine (175–273) — 3rd-century Roman Christian saint (175–273)
• Claudius Gothicus (214–270) — Roman Emperor from 268 to 270 (213–270)
• Gordian III (225–244) — Roman emperor (225-244)
• Gallienus (218–268) — Roman emperor (218-268)
• Porphyry (233–301) — 3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• Ardashir I (180–241) — founder of the Sassanid Empire (224–242)
• Cyprian (200–258) — Bishop of Carthage and Christian writer (c.210-258)
• Aemilian (207–253) — Roman emperor (207-253)
• Probus (232–282) — 3rd-century Roman Emperor (232-282)
• Maximian (240–310) — Roman emperor
• Tacitus (200–276) — Roman emperor from 275 to 276
• Trebonianus Gallus (206–253) — Roman Emperor from 251 to 253 (206-253)
• Lawrence of Rome (225–258) — Christian saint, martyr and a deacon of Rome (225-258)
• Quintillus (212–270) — Roman emperor (270)
• Agatha of Sicily (235–261) — Christian saint and martyress (235–261)
• Zenobia (240–275) — 3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire
• Carus (222–283) — Roman emperor
• Sextus Empiricus (200–300) — 2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
• Florian (232–276) — Roman emperor (276)
• Hostilian (235–251) — Roman emperor in 251
• Lactantius (240–320) — Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
• Volusian (230–253) — 3rd-century Roman emperor
• Herennius Etruscus (227–251) — Roman emperor (220-251)
• Ammonius Saccas (175–250) — Hellenistic Platonist philosopher (175-242)
• Gregory the Illuminator (239–325) — patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
• Sun Quan (182–252) — Emperor of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
• Novatian (220–258) — 3rd century scholar, priest, theologian and antipope
• Herodian (170–250) — Greco-Roman official and historian (c.170–c.240)
• Celsus (200–) — 2nd-century Greek philosopher
• Paul of Thebes (227–) — Christian hermit
• Denis (201–250) — 3rd-century Bishop of Paris and saint
• 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)
• Liu Hui (225–295) — Chinese mathematician from Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms period)
• Philostratus (170–245) — 3rd century Greco-Roman sophist
• Marcus Minucius Felix (200–260) — Latin-language writer
• Odaenathus (220–267) — King of Palmyra from 260 to 267
• Paul of Samosata (200–275) — Patriarch of Antioch
• Philippus II (237–249) — consul of the Roman Empire (237-249)
• Lü Bu (160–) — Chinese warlord and general
• Gregory Thaumaturgus (213–270) — Greek bishop and saint (c. 213 – 270)
• Emperor Wu of Jin (236–290) — Emperor of the Jin Dynasty from 266 to 290
• 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
• Allectus (201–296) — Augustus of Gaul and Britannia from 293 to 296
• Aureolus (220–268) — usurper of the Roman Empire (died 268)
• Bhāsa (200–300) — One of the earliest and most celebrated Indian playwrights in Sanskrit who predated Kalidasa.
• Chen Shou (233–297) — Chinese historian (233-297)
• Cassius Longinus (213–273) — Syrian/Egyptian Neoplatonist philosopher (c.213–273)
• Ji Kang (223–262) — Chinese writer, poet, philosopher, musician and alchemist (223–262)
• Cai Yan (177–249) — 3rd century Chinese poet and musician
• Ingenuus (200–260) — usurper of the Roman Empire (died 260)
• Dexippus (210–278) — Greek historian, statesman and general (c. 210–273)
• Aryadeva (200–250) — 3rd century Sri Lankan philosopher and writer
• Nemesianus (200–300) — Roman poet and writer
• Pacatian (200–248) — usurper of the Roman Empire (died c. 248)
• Liu Shan (207–271) — Chinese emperor of Shu Han from 223 to 263
• Bà Triệu (225–248) — 3rd-century Vietnamese warrior
• Cao Fang (232–274) — Cao Wei emperor from 239 to 254
• Lucian of Antioch (240–312) — Christian martyr, presbyter and theologian (died 312)
• Sri Gupta (240–280) — 3rd century CE founder of Gupta dynasty of northern India
• Mussius Aemilianus (200–262) — usurper during the reign of Roman emperor Gallienus

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