Who was alive in 530?

213 well-known people were alive in 530, including Justinian I, Aryabhata, Benedict of Nursia. Here are the 80 most notable:

Justinian I (482–565) — Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
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)
Pelagius II (520–590) — Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
John II (470–535) — pope
Pelagius I (505–561) — pope
John III (520–574) — pope
Benedict I (525–579) — pope
Silverius (477–537) — pope
Agapetus I (490–536) — 6th‑century Roman pope and canonized Catholic saint, considered a confessor of the faith
Belisarius (505–565) — 6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)
Sabinian (530–606) — pope
Procopius (500–558) — 6th-century historian
Jordanes (490–560) — Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
Bodhidharma (440–540) — Indian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk
Chlothar I (498–561) — King of the Franks
Khosrow I (501–579) — Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
Theodora (500–548) — Byzantine empress from 527 to 548
Justin II (520–578) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 (520-578)
Cassiodorus (487–583) — 6th-century Roman senator and scholar
Tiberius II Constantine (520–582) — Byzantine Emperor (520-582)
Columba (521–597) — 6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”
Childebert I (497–558) — Frankish King
Amalasuntha (498–535) — queen of the Ostrogoths (495-535)
Abd al-Muttalib (497–579) — Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)
Totila (510–552) — king of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy (541–552)
Charibert I (520–567) — King of Paris
Dionysius Exiguus (475–544) — Byzantine saint
Theuderic I (485–534) — Frankish King
Brendan the Navigator (486–577) — Irish monastic saint
John Malalas (491–578) — 6th-century Byzantine Greek chronicler
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (500–600) — Greek philosopher
Athalaric (516–534) — Ostrogothic king and King Of Italy (526–534)
Kavad I (473–531) — Sasanian King of Kings (488–531)
Narses (478–568) — Byzantine general
Theudebert I (500–548) — Frankish King
Varāhamihira (505–587) — 6th-century Hindu polymath, author of Brihat samhita
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
Gildas (500–570) — 6th-century British monk, writer and saint
Imru' al-Qais (501–544) — Arab king and poet (501–544)
Venantius Fortunatus (530–609) — Italian saint-bishop, poet and hymnwriter (c. 530-c. 600/609)
Saint David (512–589) — patron saint of Wales
Radegund (518–587) — Frankish queen consort
Alboin (526–572) — King of the Lombards
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)
Liuvigild (519–586) — Visigothic king
Damascius (450–550) — 6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
John Philoponus (490–570) — Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)
Amalaric (502–531) — King of Visigoths
Saint Remigius (437–533) — French archbishop and saint
Theudis (480–548) — King of the Visigoths
Simplicius of Cilicia (480–560) — 6th-century Greek pagan philosopher
Romanos the Melodist (490–556) — Greek hymnographer
Stephanus of Byzantium (501–600) — 6th-century Byzantine grammarian and geographer
Antarah ibn Shaddad (525–608) — Arabian warrior and poet
Ankan (466–536) — Emperor of Japan
Tribonian (475–542) — Byzantine jurist (c. 485–542)
Keitai (450–531) — Emperor of Japan
Hilderic (460–533) — King of the Vandals
Priscian (500–600) — 6th-century Latin grammarian
Kinmei (509–571) — 29th Emperor of Japan
Senka (467–539) — Emperor of Japan
Scholastica (480–543) — Italian saint
Dioscorus (500–530) — deacon of the Alexandrian and the Roman church, antipope in 530
Theudigisel (500–549) — King of the Visigoths
Saint Savvas the Sanctified (439–532) — Byzantine monk
Cynric of Wessex (450–560) — King of Wessex
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)
Bumin Qaghan (490–552) — founder of the Turkic Khaganate
Marcellinus Comes (450–534) — Roman chronicler
Severus of Antioch (456–538) — Patriarch of Antioch
Daṇḍin (501–) — A Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances, famously celebrated for his "Padalalitya" (fluidity and beauty of words).
Fulgentius of Ruspe (468–533) — 6th-century Bishop of Ruspe
Eutocius of Ascalon (480–) — Byzantine mathematician
Agathangelos (500–600) — 5th century Armenian historian and writer

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