Who was alive in 490?

196 well-known people were alive in 490, including Justinian I, Attila, Aryabhata. Here are the 80 most notable:

Justinian I (482–565) — Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
Attila (453–500) — 5th-century ruler of the Hunnic Empire
Aryabhata (476–550) — Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.
Benedict of Nursia (480–547) — founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
Boethius (480–524) — Roman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century (480–524)
Clovis I (466–511) — first king of the Franks (c. 466-511)
Theodoric the Great (454–526) — king of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526)
Romulus Augustus (462–510) — last emperor of the Western Roman Empire (475–476)
Hormisdas (450–523) — Bishop of Rome from 514 to 523
John I (470–526) — pope
John II (470–535) — pope
Symmachus (460–514) — Pope from 498 to 514
Silverius (477–537) — pope
Saint Patrick (400–500) — 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
Felix III (440–492) — pope (483-492)
Agapetus I (490–536) — 6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith
Odoacer (433–493) — 5th-century Germanic soldier and monarch of Italy (476–493)
Jordanes (490–560) — Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
Zeno (425–491) — Byzantine Emperor (425–491)
Bodhidharma (440–540) — Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
Justin I (450–527) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 518 to 527 (450-527)
Anastasius I (430–518) — Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518
Cassiodorus (487–583) — 6th-century Roman senator and scholar
Basiliscus (476–500) — Eastern Roman Emperor from 475 to 476 († 476)
Olybrius (472–500) — 5th-century Western Roman Emperor
Alaric II (466–507) — King of the Visigoths Balti dynasty
Genevieve of Paris (423–502) — Patron saint of Paris
Zosimus (460–520) — late 5th/early 6th century Byzantine historian
Dionysius Exiguus (475–544) — Byzantine saint
Theuderic I (485–534) — Frankish King
Brendan the Navigator (486–577) — Irish monastic saint
Chandragupta II (400–500) — Ruler of Gupta Empire from c. 375 to c. 415
Kavad I (473–531) — Sasanian King of Kings (488–531)
Narses (478–568) — Byzantine general
Peroz I (484–500) — The 18th Sasanian Emperor (459–484)
Buddhaghosa (401–500) — 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher
Mazdak (450–529) — Iranian philosopher
Anthemius of Tralles (474–534) — ancient Greek scientist and architect
Clotilde (474–545) — saint and second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I
Gelimer (480–553) — King of the Vandals
Isidore of Miletus (442–537) — Byzantine Greek architect
Yazdegerd II (457–500) — The 16th Sassanid Emperor (438–457)
Balash (488–500) — The 19th Sassanid Emperor (484–488)
Zu Chongzhi (429–501) — Chinese mathematician-astronomer
Gesalec (450–512) — Visigothic king
Brigid of Kildare (451–525) — Irish abbess and saint (c. 451 – 525)
Vitiges (475–541) — king of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy (536–540)
Theodahad (480–536) — king of the Ostrogoths and king of Italy (534–536)
Buretsu (489–507) — Emperor of Japan
Damascius (450–550) — 6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
John Philoponus (490–570) — Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)
Saint Remigius (437–533) — French archbishop and saint
Hormizd III (459–500) — The 17th Sassanid Emperor (457–459)
Theudis (480–548) — King of the Visigoths
Simplicius of Cilicia (480–560) — 6th-century Greek pagan philosopher
Romanos the Melodist (490–556) — Greek hymnographer
Emperor Ninken (449–498) — Emperor of Japan
Jamasp (450–499) — The 21th Sassanid Emperor (496–499)
Ankan (466–536) — Emperor of Japan
Tribonian (475–542) — Byzantine jurist (c. 485–542)
Vakhtang I of Iberia (440–502) — King of Iberia (440-502)
Keitai (450–531) — Emperor of Japan
Hilderic (460–533) — King of the Vandals
Gunthamund (450–496) — King of the Vandals
Senka (467–539) — Emperor of Japan
Rutilius Claudius Namatianus (400–500) — poet and politician (4th to 5th century CE)
Scholastica (480–543) — Italian saint
Saint Savvas the Sanctified (439–532) — Byzantine monk
Cynric of Wessex (450–560) — King of Wessex
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
Skandagupta (467–500) — Gupta Emperor
Sigismund of Burgundy (475–524) — king of the Burgundians
Bumin Qaghan (490–552) — founder of the Turkic Khaganate
Justa Grata Honoria (417–) — older sister of the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III
Thrasamund (450–523) — King of the Vandals

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