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Who was alive in 570?

213 well-known people were alive in 570, including Gregory I, Khadija bint Khuwaylid, Isidore of Seville. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Gregory I (540–604) — 64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
• Khadija bint Khuwaylid (557–619) — First wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife
• Isidore of Seville (560–636) — Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)
• Pelagius II (520–590) — Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
• John III (520–574) — pope
• Benedict I (525–579) — pope
• Adeodatus I (570–618) — pope
• Boniface IV (550–615) — pope
• Sabinian (530–606) — pope
• Boniface III (540–607) — pope
• Aminah (550–575) — Mother of Muhammad
• Maurice (539–602) — Byzantine Emperor (539-602)
• Khosrow I (501–579) — Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
• Khosrow II (570–628) — The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)
• Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570) — father of Muhammad (c. 546–566)
• Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (568–653) — Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.565–c.653)
• 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
• 'Amr ibn al-'As (570–664) — Arab military commander and governor (c.573–664)
• Columba (521–597) — 6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”
• Salman the Persian (568–657) — companion of Muhammad; first Persian convert to Islam
• Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (565–640) — Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653)
• Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566–635) — Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) (r. 618–626)
• 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)
• Augustine of Canterbury (550–605) — 6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
• Bhartṛhari (570–651) — Indian linguist, poet and writer
• 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
• Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (568–625) — Muhammad's companion and uncle (c.  568–625)
• Guntram (532–592) — king of Burgundy from 561 to 592
• Childebert II (570–596) — King of Austrasia
• Æthelberht (552–612) — King of Kent from 589
• 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)
• Suiko (554–628) — Empress of Japan from 592 to 628
• 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)
• Theodelinda (570–627) — Queen of the Lombards (589-616)
• Saint David (512–589) — patron saint of Wales
• Radegund (518–587) — Frankish queen consort
• Alboin (526–572) — King of the Lombards
• Reccared I (559–601) — Visigothic King
• Liuvigild (519–586) — Visigothic king
• Hormizd IV (540–590) — The 23th Sassanid Emperor (579–590)
• Ammar ibn Yasir (570–657) — Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (died 657)
• John Philoponus (490–570) — Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)
• Stephanus of Byzantium (501–600) — 6th-century Byzantine grammarian and geographer
• Antarah ibn Shaddad (525–608) — Arabian warrior and poet
• Sophronius of Jerusalem (560–638) — Patriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to 638
• Emperor Yang of Sui (569–618) — emperor of the Sui Dynasty
• Amr ibn Hisham (570–624) — Arab polytheist leader of the Quraysh tribe (c. 570–624)
• 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
• Hassan ibn Thabit (554–) — Arabian poet and companion of Muhammad
• Sisebut (565–621) — Visigoth king
• Authari (550–590) — 6th-century Lombard king (540-590)
• Liuva I (550–572) — Visigothic king
• Sumayyah bint Khayyat (550–615) — companion (Sahabiyyah) of Muhammad
• Chindasuinth (563–653) — Visigothic King of Hispania
• Evagrius Scholasticus (536–594) — 6th century Syrian scholar and intellectual
• Agilulf (555–616) — Lombard king
• Abraha (570–600) — Aksumite General
• Zhiyi (538–597) — Chinese Buddhist monk and founder of Tiantai tradition (538–597)
• Rædwald of East Anglia (550–624) — 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king
• Saint Gall (550–645) — Irish disciple and saint
• Bertha of Kent (565–612) — 6th century queen consort of Kent
• Witteric (565–610) — King of the Visigoths

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