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Who Was Alive in 489 BCE
3 of 328 historical figures were alive in 489 BCE
Lao Tzu
Age 82
571 BCE–471 BCE · Philosophy & Thought
Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching
Confucius
Age 62
551 BCE–479 BCE · Philosophy & Thought
Founder of Confucianism
Leonidas I
Age 51
540 BCE–480 BCE · Politics & Leadership
Spartan king, hero of Thermopylae
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