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Who was alive in 320?

145 well-known people were alive in 320, including Constantine the Great, Saint Nicholas, Sylvester I. 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
• Sylvester I (300–336) — 33rd pope and saint (reigned 314-335)
• Athanasius of Alexandria (296–373) — Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373 (296–373)
• Damasus I (305–384) — pope
• Martin of Tours (316–397) — Christian saint
• Liberius (310–366) — Head of the Catholic Church from 352 to 366
• Arius (250–336) — Cyrenaic presbyter and founder of Arianism (died 336)
• Eusebius of Caesarea (265–340) — Greek Christian scholar, c.260-c.340
• Mark (300–336) — 4th-century pope
• Anthony the Great (251–357) — Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)
• Constantius II (317–361) — Roman emperor (317-361)
• 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
• Constantine II (316–340) — Roman emperor (316-340)
• Agnes of Rome (300–400) — Christian martyr
• Ephrem the Syrian (306–373) — Syriac saint, theologian and writer (c. 306 – 373)
• Hilary of Poitiers (315–367) — Bishop of Poitiers (c. 310 – c. 367)
• Shapur II (309–379) — The tenth Sasanian emperor (309–379)
• Ausonius (310–395) — late Roman poet
• Iamblichus (245–325) — Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher (c. 245 – c. 325)
• Ulfilas (311–383) — Goth Arian bishop, missionary, theologian, and Bible translator
• Constans (320–350) — Roman emperor from 337 to 350
• Lactantius (240–320) — Roman Christian author (c. 250 - c. 325)
• Pappus of Alexandria (290–350) — 4th century Greek mathematician
• Cyril of Jerusalem (313–386) — Christian theologian, bishop, and saint (c. 313 – 386)
• Epiphanius of Salamis (315–403) — 4th century Christian bishop and saint
• Aurelius Victor (320–390) — 4th century Roman historian and politician
• Gregory the Illuminator (239–325) — patron saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church (c.257–c.331)
• Vasubandhu (300–399) — 4th/5th century Indian Buddhist monk
• Chandragupta I (250–335) — 4th-century king of the Gupta Empire
• Magnentius (303–353) — Ancient Roman emperor (303-353)
• Pope Alexandros of Alexandria (250–326) — Patriarch of Alexandria
• Pachomius the Great (292–348) — Egyptian saint
• Libanius (314–393) — Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)
• Martinianus (250–324) — early 4th-century Roman emperor
• Nintoku (290–399) — Emperor of Japan
• Ardashir II (315–383) — The 11th Sassanid Emperor (379–383)
• Athanaric (318–381) — king of several branches of the Thervingian Goths
• Arnobius (255–327) — Christian apologist
• Marinus (275–366) — Sammarinese saint
• Saint Nino (296–335) — Early Christian saint (296–335)
• Macarius of Egypt (300–391) — Egyptian Christian monk and hermit
• Heliodorus of Emesa (250–) — 3rd/4th century Greco-Roman writer
• Eusebius of Nicomedia (300–341) — Arian bishop who baptized Constantine
• Fausta (289–326) — Roman empress and second wife of Constantine I
• Ermanaric (291–376) — Greuthungian Gothic King
• Wang Xizhi (303–361) — Chinese calligrapher (c. 321 – c. 361)
• Servius (301–363) — late 4th/early 5th century Roman grammarian
• Crispus (303–326) — Roman caesar from 317 to 326
• Aelia Eudoxia (301–404) — Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Arcadius
• Tiridates III of Armenia (250–330) — King of Armenia and Saint
• Themistius (317–388) — Roman statesman, rhetorician and philosopher (317–c.388)
• Aphrahat (270–346) — 4th century Syriac-Christian theologian and author
• Ge Hong (284–364) — 4th century Chinese scholar and philosopher
• Didymus the Blind (313–398) — 4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
• Aelius Donatus (315–380) — Roman grammarian
• Theodora (270–) — Roman empress, wife of Constantius Chlorus
• Julius Firmicus Maternus (314–360) — 4th century Latin writer and astrologer
• Hosius of Corduba (256–357) — Spanish bishop (256–359)
• Gaius Julius Solinus (300–) — 3rd or 4th century Roman geographer and grammarian
• Apollinaris of Laodicea (310–390) — 4th-century Syrian bishop
• Eustathius of Antioch (270–337) — Patriarch of Antioch
• Maron (301–410) — Syriac Christian Monk
• Moses the Black (320–395) — monk, priest and martyr in Egypt
• Mirian III of Iberia (265–361) — first Iberian king from the Chosroid dynasty
• Saint Spyridon (270–348) — Cypriot saint (270–348)
• Dalmatius (320–337) — Roman Caesar from 335 to 337
• Zeno of Verona (300–371) — Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)
• Anatolius of Constantinople (301–) — Eastern Orthodox saint
• Hannibalianus (315–337) — nephew of Constantine the Great
• Hilarion (291–372) — anchorite and saint who spent most of his life in the desert
• Avienius (305–375) — Latin writer and one of the most prolific producer of didactic poetry in late antiquity
• Julius Constantius (289–337) — son of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus (died 337)
• Minervina (300–) — first wife of Constantine the Great
• Constantina (315–354) — daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great
• Onuphrius (320–400) — Desert father
• Jacob of Nisibis (300–338) — Syrian saint
• Zosimos of Panopolis (250–350) — Egyptian alchemist
• Donatus Magnus (250–355) — founder of Donatism

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