Who Was Alive in 540 BCE

5 of 328 historical figures were alive in 540 BCE

Lao TzuAge 31

571 BCE–471 BCE · Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching

PythagorasAge 30

570 BCE–495 BCE · Science & Invention

Pythagorean theorem, early mathematician

ConfuciusAge 11

551 BCE–479 BCE · Philosophy & Thought

Founder of Confucianism

Sun TzuAge 4

544 BCE–496 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Author of The Art of War

Leonidas IAge 0

540 BCE–480 BCE · Politics & Leadership

Spartan king, hero of Thermopylae