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Who was alive in 550?

219 well-known people were alive in 550, including Justinian I, Gregory I, Aryabhata. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Justinian I (482–565) — Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
• Gregory I (540–604) — 64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
• Aryabhata (476–550) — Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.
• Pelagius II (520–590) — Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
• Pelagius I (505–561) — pope
• John III (520–574) — pope
• Benedict I (525–579) — pope
• Boniface IV (550–615) — pope
• Belisarius (505–565) — 6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)
• Sabinian (530–606) — pope
• Boniface III (540–607) — pope
• Procopius (500–558) — 6th-century historian
• Aminah (550–575) — Mother of Muhammad
• Maurice (539–602) — Byzantine Emperor (539-602)
• Jordanes (490–560) — Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
• Chlothar I (498–561) — King of the Franks
• Khosrow I (501–579) — Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
• Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570) — father of Muhammad (c. 546–566)
• Justin II (520–578) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 (520-578)
• Phocas (547–610) — emperor of Byzantine Empire (547-610)
• Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (540–619) — leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca (c.535-c.619)
• Cassiodorus (487–583) — 6th-century Roman senator and scholar
• Tiberius II Constantine (520–582) — Byzantine Emperor (520-582)
• Gregory of Tours (538–594) — Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
• 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
• Abd al-Muttalib (497–579) — Chief Leader of the Quraysh and grandfather of Muhammad (c.497–578)
• Chilperic I (537–584) — king of Neustria from 561 to 584 (537-584)
• Totila (510–552) — king of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy (541–552)
• Charibert I (520–567) — King of Paris
• Augustine of Canterbury (550–605) — 6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
• 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
• Agathias (536–582) — Byzantine poet and historian
• Guntram (532–592) — king of Burgundy from 561 to 592
• Narses (478–568) — Byzantine general
• Varāhamihira (505–587) — 6th-century Hindu polymath, author of Brihat samhita
• Abū Lahab (549–624) — Uncle of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad (c.549-c.624)
• Sigebert I (535–575) — Frankish king
• Columbanus (543–615) — Irish missionary and saint (540-615)
• Gelimer (480–553) — King of the Vandals
• Emperor Wen of Sui (541–604) — founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty (541-604)
• Cosmas Indicopleustes (550–600) — 6th-century Greek traveller and merchant
• Gildas (500–570) — 6th-century British monk, writer and saint
• 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
• Liuvigild (519–586) — Visigothic king
• Hormizd IV (540–590) — The 23th Sassanid Emperor (579–590)
• Damascius (450–550) — 6th-century Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
• John Philoponus (490–570) — Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)
• Theudebald (534–555) — King of Rhiems
• 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
• Priscian (500–600) — 6th-century Latin grammarian
• Kinmei (509–571) — 29th Emperor of Japan
• Gaudapada (550–) — Vedanta philosopher, Hinduism
• Bidatsu (538–585) — Emperor of Japan
• Teia (550–552) — king of the Ostrogoths
• Authari (550–590) — 6th-century Lombard king (540-590)
• Liuva I (550–572) — Visigothic king
• Sumayyah bint Khayyat (550–615) — companion (Sahabiyyah) of Muhammad
• Cynric of Wessex (450–560) — King of Wessex
• Evagrius Scholasticus (536–594) — 6th century Syrian scholar and intellectual
• Bumin Qaghan (490–552) — founder of the Turkic Khaganate
• Zhiyi (538–597) — Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of Tiantai tradition (538–597)
• Rædwald of East Anglia (550–624) — 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king
• Galswintha (540–568) — consort (0540-0568)
• Saint Gall (550–645) — Irish disciple and saint
• Daṇḍin (501–) — A Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances, famously celebrated for his "Padalalitya" (fluidity and beauty of words).
• Arioald (550–636) — Lombard king of Italy
• Armah (550–630) — Ethiopian Emperor
• Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb (550–629) — foster-mother and wetnurse of Muhammad
• Eutocius of Ascalon (480–) — Byzantine mathematician
• Agathangelos (500–600) — 5th century Armenian historian and writer
• Zuhayr (520–609) — Arabian poet

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