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Who was alive in 60?

197 well-known people were alive in 60, including Paul the Apostle, Plutarch, Seneca. Here are the 80 most notable:

• Paul the Apostle (5–66) — Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
• Plutarch (40–120) — Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 46 – after AD 119)
• Seneca (4 BC–65) — Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (c. 4 BCE–65 CE)
• Saint Peter (0–65) — apostle of Jesus Christ
• Tacitus (55–120) — Roman historian and senator (c. 56 – c. 120)
• Nero (37–68) — fifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
• Pliny the Elder (20–79) — Roman military commander and writer (AD23/24–79)
• Epictetus (50–138) — Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50–c. 138)
• Trajan (53–117) — 13th Roman Emperor (98–117)
• Vespasian (9–79) — ninth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)
• Matthew the Apostle (10–74) — Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
• Titus (39–81) — tenth Roman Emperor (79–81)
• Juvenal (55–) — early 2nd century Roman poet
• Pontius Pilatus (11 BC–) — fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, from AD 26–36
• Linus (10–79) — 2nd Pope of the Catholic Church
• Domitian (51–96) — 11th Roman Emperor (81–96)
• Mark the Evangelist (12–68) — credited author of the Gospel of Mark and Christian saint; traditionally identified with John Mark (20-68)
• Josephus (37–100) — Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37–c. 100)
• Thomas the Apostle (1–72) — one of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament
• Galba (2 BC–69) — sixth Roman Emperor (68–69)
• Anacletus (25–90) — 3rd pope and bishop of Rome from c. 79 to c. 92 AD
• Martial (40–104) — 1st-century Latin poet from Hispania
• Otho (32–69) — seventh Roman Emperor (69)
• Sixtus I (42–126) — 7th Pope of the Catholic Church
• Petronius (27–66) — 1st century AD Roman courtier and author of the Satyricon (27–66)
• Vitellius (15–69) — eighth Roman Emperor (69)
• Lucan (39–65) — Roman poet (39–65)
• Nerva (30–98) — 12th Roman Emperor (96–98)
• Quintilian (35–96) — 1st century Hispanic-born Roman educator and rhetorician
• Hero of Alexandria (10–75) — ancient Greek mathematician and engineer
• Boudica (30–61) — queen of the British Iceni tribe
• Ignatius of Antioch (35–108) — late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
• Cai Lun (48–121) — Chinese official credited with inventing paper (died 121)
• Barnabas (1–61) — 1st-century Cypriot Jewish apostle and missionary, Christian saint, companion of St. Paul and founder of the Cypriot Church
• Quintus Curtius Rufus (50–100) — Roman historian
• Herod Antipas (19 BC–) — 1st century AD tetrarch of Galilee and Perea
• Publius Papinius Statius (45–96) — 1st century AD Roman poet
• John the Evangelist (10–98) — author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter
• Timothy (17–97) — 1st century Christian evangelist, philosopher and bishop
• Pedanius Dioscorides (40–90) — Greco-Roman physician and pharmacologist (AD c.40-90)
• Apollonius of Tyana (15–100) — 1st century AD Greek Neopythagorean philosopher
• Persius (34–62) — Roman poet and satirist (AD 34-62)
• Akiva ben Joseph (50–135) — Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135)
• Columella (4–70) — Roman writer on agriculture
• Salome (14–62) — biblical daughter of Herod II and Herodias (14–62)
• Silius Italicus (26–101) — 1st-century AD Roman senator, orator and poet (26–101)
• Apollodorus of Damascus (50–120) — 2nd century Syrian Roman architect and engineer
• Marcus Manilius (50–100) — 1st century Roman writer
• Pomponius Mela (15–100) — Roman geographer of the first century
• Gnaeus Julius Agricola (40–93) — Roman governor and general, AD 40-93 (40-93)
• Simon bar Kokhba (50–135) — Jewish leader
• Frontinus (30–103) — Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator (c. 30 – 103 AD)
• Gaius Valerius Flaccus (45–95) — 1st-century Roman poet and writer
• Wang Chong (27–97) — 1st century Chinese meteorologist, astronomer, and philosopher
• Dio Chrysostom (40–120) — Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian (c. 40 – c. 115)
• Ban Zhao (45–116) — late 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar
• Saint Titus (13–107) — early Christian missionary and church leader
• Simon Magus (50–65) — religious figure who confronted Peter
• Papias of Hierapolis (60–140) — Greek Apostolic Father, Bishop of Hierapolis and author (c.60-c.130 AD)
• Poppaea Sabina (30–65) — second wife of the Emperor Nero (30-65 AD)
• Vologases I of Parthia (25–78) — Parthian king 51-ca. 78 CE
• Agrippa II (27–100) — king of Chalcis (Syria) from Herodian dynasty (28-100)
• Claudia Octavia (39–62) — daughter of Roman Emperor Claudius and wife of Emperor Nero
• Zacchaeus (50–100) — Jewish Christian disciple and apostle (fl. 1. century)
• Nicomachus (60–120) — Greco-Syrian mathematician (c. 60 – c. 120 AD)
• Gaius Musonius Rufus (25–95) — 1st century AD Roman Stoic philosopher
• Ban Gu (32–92) — Chinese historian, politician and poet (AD 32–92)
• Charaka (50–) — Indian physician and academic
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (7–67) — Roman general, father of empress Domitia Longina
• Pacorus II (50–105) — Parthian king
• Onesimus (1–68) — saint and bishop
• Osroes I of Parthia (50–129) — Parthian king
• Gotarzes II of Parthia (51–100) — king of the Parthian Empire intermittently from 40 AD to 51 AD
• Ban Chao (32–102) — Chinese military general, explorer and diplomat (32–102 CE)
• Emperor Ming of Han (28–75) — Emperor of the Han dynasty (AD 28-75) (ruled 58-75)
• Berenice (28–80) — 1st century CE member of the Herodian Dynasty that ruled the Roman province of Judaea
• Kujula Kadphises (20–80) — Founder of the Kushan empire (30–80)
• Vologases II of Parthia (50–80) — 1st century AD Parthian prince
• Emperor Zhang of Han (57–88) — Emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty (AD 56 – 88) (ruled 75 – 88)
• Rhadamistus (58–100) — 1st century AD ruler of the Kingdom of Armenia

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