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Who was alive in 340?

151 well-known people were alive in 340, including Saint Nicholas, Ambrose, Julian. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Saint Nicholas (250–350) — 4th-century Christian bishop and saint
• Ambrose (339–397) — Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
• Julian (331–363) — last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363
• Basil of Caesarea (329–379) — 4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
• Gregory of Nazianzus (329–389) — Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
• 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
• 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)
• Siricius (334–399) — pope
• Constantius II (317–361) — Roman emperor (317-361)
• Anastasius I (340–401) — pope
• Ammianus Marcellinus (330–395) — 4th-century Roman historian and soldier
• Valentinian I (321–375) — Roman emperor from 364 to 375
• Valens (328–378) — Roman emperor from 364 to 378
• Gregory of Nyssa (335–395) — bishop of Nyssa
• Constantine II (316–340) — Roman emperor (316-340)
• Jovian (331–364) — Roman emperor from 363 to 364
• 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
• Ulfilas (311–383) — Goth Arian bishop, missionary, theologian, and Bible translator
• Constans (320–350) — Roman emperor from 337 to 350
• 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
• Faxian (337–422) — Chinese Buddhist monk (bhikkhu), pilgrim to India, and travelogue author during the Jin and Liu Song dynasties
• Aurelius Victor (320–390) — 4th century Roman historian and politician
• Samudragupta (335–380) — 4th-century ruler of the Gupta Empire
• Magnus Maximus (335–388) — late 4th-century Roman emperor of Britain and usurper of the West
• Monica of Hippo (332–387) — Christian saint; mother of St. Augustine
• Vasubandhu (300–399) — 4th/5th century Indian Buddhist monk
• Magnentius (303–353) — Ancient Roman emperor (303-353)
• Pachomius the Great (292–348) — Egyptian saint
• Libanius (314–393) — Greek rhetorician (4th century AD)
• 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
• Marinus (275–366) — Sammarinese saint
• Macarius of Egypt (300–391) — Egyptian Christian monk and hermit
• Eusebius of Nicomedia (300–341) — Arian bishop who baptized Constantine
• 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
• Theon of Alexandria (335–400) — ancient Greek scholar
• Aelia Eudoxia (301–404) — Empress consort of the Byzantine Emperor Arcadius
• Richū (336–405) — Japanese emperor
• Emperor Hanzei (336–410) — Emperor of Japan
• 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
• Constantius Gallus (325–354) — Junior Roman emperor from 351 to 354
• 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
• Maron (301–410) — Syriac Christian Monk
• Moses the Black (320–395) — monk, priest and martyr in Egypt
• Huiyuan (334–416) — Chinese Buddhist monk (334–416)
• Mirian III of Iberia (265–361) — first Iberian king from the Chosroid dynasty
• Saint Spyridon (270–348) — Cypriot saint (270–348)
• Arbogast (340–394) — Frankish general (340-394)
• Zeno of Verona (300–371) — Italian Catholic bishop and saint (300-371)
• Anatolius of Constantinople (301–) — Eastern Orthodox saint
• Procopius (326–366) — 4th-century Roman usurper
• 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
• Minervina (300–) — first wife of Constantine the Great
• Constantina (315–354) — daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great
• Onuphrius (320–400) — Desert father
• Priscillian (340–385) — late Roman bishop
• Zosimos of Panopolis (250–350) — Egyptian alchemist
• Donatus Magnus (250–355) — founder of Donatism

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