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Who was alive in 280?

144 well-known people were alive in 280, including Constantine the Great, Saint Nicholas, Diocletian. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Constantine the Great (272–337) — Roman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)
• Saint Nicholas (250–350) — 4th-century Christian bishop and saint
• Diocletian (240–316) — Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)
• Saint George (275–303) — Christian saint and martyr (died 303)
• Diophantus of Alexandria (200–284) — 3rd century Alexandrian Greek mathematician
• Arius (250–336) — Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336)
• Stephen I (257–300) — Pope and Bishop of Rome from 254 to 257
• Eusebius of Caesarea (265–340) — Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
• Anthony the Great (251–357) — Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
• Felix I (274–300) — Pope and bishop of Rome from 269 to 274
• Constantius Chlorus (250–306) — Roman emperor (250-306)
• Marcellus I (255–309) — pope
• Helena Augusta (250–330) — saint, first wife of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great (250-330)
• Licinius (263–325) — Roman emperor from 308 to 324
• Porphyry (233–301) — 3rd-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• Saint Sebastian (255–287) — Christian saint and martyr (256–288)
• Probus (232–282) — 3rd-century Roman Emperor (232-282)
• Maximian (240–310) — Roman emperor
• Galerius (258–311) — Roman emperor (250-311)
• Shapur I (272–300) — second Sassanid emperor (241–272)
• Saint Barbara (273–306) — early Christian saint and martyr, from Nicomedia
• Maxentius (278–312) — Roman emperor (r. 306–312)
• Carus (222–283) — Roman emperor
• Sextus Empiricus (200–300) — 2nd-century Roman philosopher and physician
• Saint Christopher (251–300) — saint in the Catholic and Orthodox church
• Carinus (250–285) — Roman emperor from 283 to 285
• Iamblichus (245–325) — Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)
• Maximinus Daza (270–313) — Roman emperor from 310 to 313
• Lactantius (240–320) — Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
• Numerian (254–284) — Roman emperor (r. 283–284)
• Gregory the Illuminator (239–325) — patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
• Chandragupta I (250–335) — 4th-century king of the Gupta Empire
• Pope Alexandros of Alexandria (250–326) — Patriarch of Alexandria
• Pantaleon (280–305) — saint
• Celsus (200–) — 2nd-century Greek philosopher
• Paul of Thebes (227–) — Christian hermit
• Martinianus (250–324) — early 4th-century Roman emperor
• Bahram II (250–293) — fifth Sasanian emperor (274–293)
• Januarius (272–305) — Bishop of Naples
• Saint Maurice (250–287) — Egyptian saint and leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion
• Arnobius (255–327) — Christian apologist
• Marinus (275–366) — Sammarinese saint
• Liu Hui (225–295) — Chinese mathematician from Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms period)
• Heliodorus of Emesa (250–) — 3rd/4th century Greco-Roman writer
• Emperor Wu of Jin (236–290) — Emperor of the Jin Dynasty from 266 to 290
• Tiridates III of Armenia (250–330) — King of Armenia and Saint
• Saint Florian (250–304) — Austrian Catholic martyr and saint
• Aphrahat (270–346) — 4th century Syriac-Christian theologian and author
• Victorinus (271–300) — Roman emperor in Gaul from 268/269 to 270/271
• Sasan (200–300) — early 3rd century ancestor of the Sasanian dynasty
• Achilles Tatius (200–300) — ancient Greek novellist
• Theodora (270–) — Roman empress, wife of Constantius Chlorus
• Allectus (201–296) — Augustus of Gaul and Britannia from 293 to 296
• Hosius of Corduba (256–357) — Spanish bishop (256–359)
• Eustathius of Antioch (270–337) — Patriarch of Antioch
• 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)
• Adhur Narseh (250–309) — The ninth Sasanian emperor (309)
• Mirian III of Iberia (265–361) — first Iberian king from the Chosroid dynasty
• Cornelia Salonina (268–300) — Roman empress as the consort of Roman Emperor Gallienus (died 268)
• Saint Spyridon (270–348) — Cypriot saint (270–348)
• Cao Huan (246–302) — Emperor of Cao Wei from 260 to 266
• Victorinus of Pettau (250–303) — 3rd century Christian ecclesiastical writer
• Saturninus (257–300) — 3rd century founding Bishop of Toulouse
• Domitianus II (271–300) — Roman imperial usurper in c.271
• Nemesianus (200–300) — Roman poet and writer
• Methodius of Olympus (260–311) — Christian bishop and martyr
• 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
• Quietus (261–300) — usurper of the Roman Empire (died 261)
• Dorothea of Caesarea (279–311) — Catholic saint
• Huvishka (200–) — the fifth Kushan emperor (150–190)
• Pamphilus of Caesarea (240–309) — Presbyter of Caesarea
• Zosimos of Panopolis (250–350) — Egyptian alchemist
• Donatus Magnus (250–355) — founder of Donatism
• Herennia Etruscilla (251–300) — Roman Augusta and regent between 249 and 251
• Emperor Hui of Jin (259–307) — Emperor of the Jin Dynasty from 290 to 307
• Galeria Valeria (266–315) — Augusta of the Eastern Roman Empire (266–315)
• Emperor Yuan of Jin (276–323) — First Emperor of Eastern Jin Dynasty freom 318 to 323
• Silbannacus (200–300) — 3rd century Roman emperor or usurper

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