5th century BC
People born in this era
Sisyphus Painter
500 – 400 BC
Sextus Quinctilius
500 – 453 BC
Lais of Corinth
500 – 360 BC
Hermogenes
500 – 400 BC
Telesilla
500 – 460 BC
Tithraustes
500 – 383 BC
Androcydes
500 – 400 BC
Hydarnes III
500 – 410 BC
Cyrus the Younger
500 – 401 BC
Timocreon
500 – 460 BC
Pleistarchus
500 – 458 BC
Tullus Cloelius
500 – 438 BC
Pythagoras
b. 500 BC
Nicias
500 – 413 BC
Psaumis of Camarina
b. 500 BC
Datames
500 – 365 BC
Eupolia
b. 500 BC
Lacritus
500 – 400 BC
Alcetas
500 – 413 BC
Pisticci Painter
b. 500 BC
Amyntas II of Macedon
500 – 393 BC
Phaedrus
500 – 393 BC
Gaius Sempronius Atratinus
b. 500 BC
Myrto
b. 500 BC
Li Kui
500 – 400 BC
Callimachus
500 – 460 BC
Phoebidas
500 – 378 BC
Styppax
b. 500 BC
Panyassis
500 – 454 BC
Thibron
500 – 391 BC
Gaius Fulcinius
500 – 438 BC
Publius Sestius Capitolinus Vaticanus
b. 500 BC
Cleombrotus I
500 – 371 BC
Quintus Fabius Ambustus
500 – 400 BC
Licymnius of Chius
500 – 460 BC
Manius Aemilius Mamercinus
500 – 400 BC
Pharnaces II of Phrygia
500 – 460 BC
Hippon
500 – 460 BC
Gaius Papirius Crassus
b. 500 BC
Nikarete of Corinth
500 – 400 BC
Xenophon of Corinth
500 – 460 BC
Malewiebamani
500 – 435 BC
Arsames
500 – 460 BC
Siaspiqa
500 – 468 BC
Phrynichus
500 – 411 BC
Archelaus
500 BC – AD 5
Cephisodotus the Elder
500 – 400 BC
Servius Cornelius Cossus
b. 500 BC
Phrynis
500 – 416 BC
Simmias of Thebes
500 – 400 BC
Timanthes
500 – 400 BC
Paxamus
b. 500 BC
Asopodorus
500 – 460 BC
Phradmon
500 – 460 BC
Antiochus of Arcadia
500 – 460 BC
Myrtis of Anthedon
b. 500 BC
Judah Maccabee
500 – 160 BC
Cleinias of Tarentum
500 – 400 BC
Lucius Aemilius Mamercinus
500 – 400 BC
Paeonius
500 – 460 BC
Timon of Athens
b. 500 BC
Peithias
500 – 427 BC
Publius Lucretius Tricipitinus
b. 500 BC
Marcus Fabius Ambustus
500 – 400 BC
Anaxilas
500 – 476 BC
Quintus Fabius Vibulanus Ambustus
b. 500 BC
Lars Tolumnius
500 – 437 BC
Crocinas of Larissa
b. 500 BC
Menostanes
500 – 423 BC
Xenias of Arcadia
500 – 460 BC
Cleon
500 – 422 BC
Hanno the Navigator
499 – 401 BC
Sitalces
499 – 424 BC
Acron
499 – 401 BC
Alcidas
499 – 401 BC
Arbinas
b. 499 BC
Hippodamus of Miletus
498 – 408 BC
Gongsun Long
b. 498 BC
Sophocles
496 – 406 BC
Pericles
494 – 429 BC
Empedocles
490 – 430 BC
Oenopides
490 – 420 BC
Polykleitos
490 – 420 BC
Ion of Chios
490 – 422 BC
Zeno of Elea
490 – 425 BC
Melissus of Samos
490 – 430 BC
Hellanicus of Mytilene
490 – 405 BC
Phidias
490 – 430 BC
Ducetius
488 – 440 BC
Protagoras
486 – 420 BC
Herodotus
484 – 425 BC
Achaeus of Eretria
484 – 420 BC
Makkhali Gosala
b. 484 BC
Gorgias
483 – 375 BC
Zisi
483 – 402 BC
Antiphon of Rhamnus
480 – 411 BC
Euripides
480 – 406 BC
Euryphon
480 – 410 BC
Cresilas
480 – 410 BC
Tisias
480 – 418 BC