Who Was Alive in 539 BCE

5 of 328 historical figures were alive in 539 BCE

Lao TzuAge 32

571 BCE–471 BCE · Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching

PythagorasAge 31

570 BCE–495 BCE · Science & Invention

Pythagorean theorem, early mathematician

ConfuciusAge 12

551 BCE–479 BCE · Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Confucianism

Sun TzuAge 5

544 BCE–496 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Author of The Art of War

Leonidas IAge 1

540 BCE–480 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Spartan king, hero of Thermopylae