5th century BC

This page lists 549 biographies of people born in the 5th century BC, covering lives from 500 BC to 401 BC. Featuring Alcibiades, Archelaus I of Macedon and Aulus Postumius Tubertus. Each profile gives life dates, nationality, education, positions held and a sourced, attributed account of the person's life.

People born in this era

Nausicaa Painter

b. 500 BC

Belesys I.

b. 500 BC

Olen

b. 500 BC

Dinos Painter

500 – 401 BC

Atossa

500 – 338 BC

Aristomache

500 – 353 BC

Gylippus

500 – 460 BC

Ariobarzanes of Phrygia

500 – 362 BC

Gaius Sulpicius Peticus

500 – 400 BC

Titus Genucius Augurinus

b. 500 BC

Gyrtias

500 – 400 BC

Yāska

b. 500 BC

Ariaspes

500 – 400 BC

Cleombrotus of Ambracia

500 – 400 BC

Damasithymus

500 – 480 BC

Marcus Horatius Turrinus Barbatus

b. 500 BC

Ximen Bao

b. 500 BC

Eurytus

500 – 400 BC

Gaius Canuleius

b. 500 BC

Peisander

500 – 394 BC

Strattis

500 – 400 BC

Struthas

500 – 400 BC

Naukydes of Argos

500 – 460 BC

Sophaenetus

500 – 460 BC

Spurius Furius Medullinus Fusus

500 – 453 BC

Ajatasatru

500 – 460 BC

Diagoras of Rhodes

500 – 448 BC

Artemon

500 – 460 BC

Alypus

500 – 400 BC

Darius

500 – 465 BC

Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus

b. 500 BC

Meidias Painter

500 – 400 BC

Lucius Valerius Potitus

500 – 400 BC

Tharrhypas

500 – 385 BC

Xerxes II

500 – 423 BC

Gaius Julius Iullus

b. 500 BC

Cleonymus

500 – 460 BC

Ictinus

b. 500 BC

Metrodorus of Lampsacus

500 – 464 BC

Marcus Geganius Macerinus

500 – 431 BC

Euryleonis

500 – 400 BC

Python of Catana

500 – 460 BC

Pharnabazus II

b. 500 BC

Amyrtaeus

500 – 399 BC

King Telephos

b. 500 BC

Echecrates of Phlius

500 – 400 BC

Muthis

500 – 393 BC

Sostratos of Aegina

b. 500 BC

Pleistoanax

500 – 408 BC

Androtion

500 – 400 BC

Crateuas of Macedon

500 – 400 BC

Archelaus I of Macedon

500 – 399 BC

Eurylochos

500 – 426 BC

Hyperbolus

500 – 411 BC

Numerius Fabius Ambustus

500 – 400 BC

Phiale Painter

500 – 401 BC

Sirras

500 – 400 BC

Darius

500 – 359 BC

Symmachus of Messana

b. 500 BC

Apollodorus

500 – 460 BC

Calamis

500 – 460 BC

Kallipateira of Rhodes

b. 500 BC

Leophron

500 – 460 BC

Marcus Manlius Capitolinus

b. 500 BC

Codrus Painter

b. 500 BC

Agatharchus

500 – 460 BC

Mindarus

500 – 410 BC

Nicodamus of Maenalus

b. 500 BC

Hysmon

500 – 400 BC

Hippocrates of Athens

500 – 424 BC

Marcus Fabius Vibulanus

b. 500 BC

Appius Claudius Crassus

b. 500 BC

Dercylidas

500 – 400 BC

Eubulides

500 – 400 BC

Marcus Manlius

500 – 384 BC

Eurymedon of Myrrhinus

b. 500 BC

Canachus the Younger

b. 500 BC

Ameipsias

500 – 460 BC

Chabrias

500 – 357 BC

Timanthes of Cleonae

b. 500 BC

Tiribazus

500 – 400 BC

Derdas

500 – 400 BC

Polycrates

500 – 400 BC

Meton of Athens

b. 500 BC

Brasidas

500 – 422 BC

Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus

b. 500 BC

Hermocrates

500 – 408 BC

Quintus Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus

500 – 460 BC

Dandes of Argos

b. 500 BC

Cratylus

b. 500 BC

Dexamenos of Chios

500 – 400 BC

Acumenus

500 – 460 BC

Perictione

500 – 400 BC

Nicocles

500 – 306 BC

Brennus

b. 500 BC

Quintus Fabius Ambustus Vibulanus

b. 500 BC

Demetrius of Alopece

500 – 400 BC

Aison

500 – 401 BC

Aeropus II of Macedon

500 – 393 BC

Psammuthes

500 – 391 BC