Who was alive in 450?

196 well-known people were alive in 450, including Leo I, Hormisdas, Simplicius. Here are the 80 most notable:

Leo I (400–461) — Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)
Hormisdas (450–523) — Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
Simplicius (420–483) — pope
Saint Patrick (400–500) — 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
Felix III (440–492) — pope (483-492)
Theodosius II (401–450) — Byzantine Emperor (401–450)
Odoacer (433–493) — 5th-century Germanic soldier and monarch of Italy (476–493)
Hilarius (415–468) — pope (415-468)
Julius Nepos (430–480) — Roman emperor (430-480)
Nestorius (380–451) — Christian theologian (c. 386–c. 451)
Valentinian III (419–455) — emperor of the Western Roman Empire (419-455)
Zeno (425–491) — Byzantine Emperor (425–491)
Bodhidharma (440–540) — Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
Geiseric (389–477) — King of the Vandals and Alans
Aëtius (390–454) — Roman general and statesman ( c. 390 – 454)
Justin I (450–527) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 518 to 527 (450-527)
Marcian (392–457) — Eastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor (390-457)
Anastasius I (430–518) — Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518
Leo I (401–474) — Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474
Majorian (420–461) — Western Roman Emperor (420-461)
Proclus (412–485) — 5th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Avitus (395–457) — Roman Emperor (455–456) (395-457)
Petronius Maximus (396–455) — 5th century western Roman emperor (396-455)
Vegetius (400–450) — writer of the Later Roman Empire
Childeric I (436–481) — Frankish king
Theodoric I (393–451) — King of the Visigoths
Anthemius (420–472) — Western Roman Emperor from 467 to 472 (420-472)
Glycerius (430–480) — Western Roman Emperor 473-474
Sidonius Apollinaris (430–489) — Gaulish poet, aristocrat and bishop (430-489)
Libius Severus (420–465) — Western Roman Emperor (420-465)
Genevieve of Paris (423–502) — Patron saint of Paris
Galla Placidia (386–450) — 4th-century Roman Empress
Theodoret (393–450) — 5th century Byzantine theologian and bishop
Pulcheria (399–453) — Byzantine empress, wife of Marcian
Chandragupta II (400–500) — Ruler of Gupta Empire from c. 375 to c. 415
Syagrius (430–487) — 5th-century Roman general and the last ruler of the Roman rump state in northern Gaul, now called the Kingdom of Soissons
Buddhaghosa (401–500) — 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher
Priscus (410–471) — 5th-century diplomat, historian and orator
Euric (420–484) — Visigothic king
Theodoric II (426–466) — King of Visigoths
Mazdak (450–529) — Iranian philosopher
Simeon Stylites (389–459) — Christian ascetic saint
Thorismund (419–453) — King of the Visigoth
Peter Chrysologus (380–450) — Bishop of Ravenna
Aelia Eudocia (401–460) — Greek Eastern Roman Empress by marriage to Byzantine emperor Theodosius II (c.401-460)
Ricimer (405–472) — Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire (405-472)
Moses of Chorene (410–487) — 5th-century Armenian historian
Isidore of Miletus (442–537) — Byzantine Greek architect
Zu Chongzhi (429–501) — Chinese mathematician-astronomer
Stobaeus (430–470) — 5th-century Greek anthologist
Gesalec (450–512) — Visigothic king
Damascius (450–550) — 6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
Huneric (411–484) — King of the Vandals
Saint Remigius (437–533) — French archbishop and saint
Aspar (400–471) — Imperial Roman Consul (400-471)
Seinei (444–484) — Emperor of Japan
Emperor Ninken (449–498) — Emperor of Japan
Jamasp (450–499) — The 21th Sassanid Emperor (496–499)
Emperor Kenzō (450–487) — Emperor of Japan
Kumaragupta I (399–455) — Gupta Emperor (399-455)
Emperor Ankō (401–456) — Emperor of Japan
Orestes (420–476) — Roman politician and general (420-476)
Vakhtang I of Iberia (440–502) — King of Iberia (440-502)
Keitai (450–531) — Emperor of Japan
Yūryaku (418–479) — Japanese emperor
Gunthamund (450–496) — King of the Vandals
Ingyō (376–453) — 19th Emperor of Japan
Rutilius Claudius Namatianus (400–500) — poet and politician (4th to 5th century CE)
Eutyches (378–454) — presbyter and archimandrite at Constantinople
Saint Savvas the Sanctified (439–532) — Byzantine monk
Aegidius (450–464) — Gallo-Roman general and ruler of the short-lived Kingdom of Soissons from 461 to 465
Cynric of Wessex (450–560) — King of Wessex
Prosper of Aquitaine (390–463) — 5th-century Roman Christian writer
Dioscorus I of Alexandria (390–454) — Coptic/Orthodox pope
Peter the Iberian (400–491) — Georgian saint
Ammonius Hermiae (435–517) — 5th-century Greek philosopher
Vincent of Lérins (445–500) — 5th-century saint and theologian
Ildibad (450–541) — king of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy (540–541)
Eraric (450–541) — king of the Ostrogoth and King of Italy (541)
Hesychius of Alexandria (450–500) — 5th/6th century Greek philologist and lexicographer

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