4th century BC

This page lists 660 biographies of people born in the 4th century BC, covering lives from 400 BC to 301 BC. Featuring Arsinoe II, Chanakya and Chandragupta Maurya. Each profile gives life dates, nationality, education, positions held and a sourced, attributed account of the person's life.

People born in this era

Andronicus of Olynthus

400 – 360 BC

Balacrus

400 – 324 BC

Crates of Athens

400 – 260 BC

Alexander V of Macedon

400 – 294 BC

Demosthenes of Laconia

b. 400 BC

Diodorus Cronus

400 – 300 BC

Smicrinas of Taras

b. 400 BC

Antipater II Etesias

400 – 279 BC

Quintus Aulius Cerretanus

400 – 315 BC

Hecataeus of Abdera

400 – 300 BC

Dimnus

400 – 330 BC

Philon

400 – 360 BC

Dionysius of Chalcedon

b. 400 BC

Amastris

400 – 284 BC

Bagoas

400 – 360 BC

Pleistarchus

400 – 360 BC

Cineas

400 – 300 BC

Cleophis

400 – 1 BC

Belesys

400 – 345 BC

Phintias of Agrigentum

400 – 201 BC

Gorgias of Macedon

400 – 360 BC

Antipater of Cyrene

400 – 360 BC

Lachares

400 – 360 BC

Demodamas

400 – 300 BC

Antiphanes of Berge

400 – 360 BC

Philetas of Cos

400 – 360 BC

Polemon

400 – 270 BC

Sundarānanda

400 – 350 BC

Olympiodorus of Athens

400 – 300 BC

Euhemerus

400 – 300 BC

Agathon

400 – 324 BC

Proteas of Macedon

b. 400 BC

Laomedon of Mytilene

400 – 360 BC

Lucius Genucius Aventinensis

400 – 362 BC

Eudamidas I

400 – 300 BC

Azemilcus, King of Tyre

400 – 360 BC

Antigone of Macedon

400 – 360 BC

Harsiotef

400 – 369 BC

Philo the Dialectician

400 – 300 BC

Philinus of Cos

b. 400 BC

Gaius Fabius Pictor

b. 400 BC

Sun Bin

400 – 316 BC

Menes of Pella

400 – 360 BC

Heromenes

400 – 336 BC

Ptolemy

400 – 332 BC

Philip

400 – 326 BC

Aesara

400 – 300 BC

Cratesipolis

400 – 360 BC

Ptolemy

400 – 334 BC

Quintus Aemilius Papus

400 – 360 BC

Statius Gellius

b. 400 BC

Amyntas

400 – 325 BC

Hermodorus

b. 400 BC

Poros

400 – 316 BC

Chilon of Patras

b. 400 BC

Batis

400 – 332 BC

Polycles of Cyrene

b. 400 BC

Nicanor

400 – 360 BC

Quintus Hortensius

400 – 360 BC

Eurydice

400 – 300 BC

Publius Sulpicius Saverrio

400 – 300 BC

Varrese Painter

400 – 301 BC

Ada of Caria

400 – 326 BC

Cleomantis of Cleitor

b. 400 BC

Phaleas of Chalcedon

400 – 300 BC

Tennes

400 – 345 BC

Langarus

400 – 335 BC

Thymaridas

400 – 350 BC

Apama

b. 400 BC

Diocles of Carystus

400 – 300 BC

Eutychides

400 – 300 BC

Troilus of Elis

b. 400 BC

King Lie of Zhou

400 – 369 BC

Demetrius

400 – 330 BC

Publius Sulpicius Saverrio

400 – 300 BC

Meleager Painter

400 – 301 BC

Philip

400 – 320 BC

Sotades

400 – 300 BC

Lucius Cornelius Lentulus

400 – 360 BC

Virginia

400 – 300 BC

Nectanebo II

400 – 343 BC

Sitalces II

400 – 324 BC

Marsyas of Pella

400 – 360 BC

Campaspe

400 – 360 BC

Arsames

400 – 358 BC

Khababash

b. 400 BC

Aphareus

b. 400 BC

Promachus of Macedon

400 – 324 BC

Phaenias of Eresus

400 – 360 BC

Telesphorus

400 – 360 BC

Heracon

400 – 324 BC

Lais of Hyccara

400 – 360 BC

Autophradates

400 – 360 BC

Charidemus

400 – 333 BC

Erigyius

400 – 328 BC

Ptolemy

400 – 309 BC

Archidamus III

400 – 338 BC

Xenophilus

b. 400 BC

Harpalus

400 – 323 BC

Eubotas of Cyrene

400 – 360 BC