6th century

This page lists 1,245 biographies of people born in the 6th century, covering lives from 501 to 600. Featuring Braulio of Zaragoza, Miqdad ibn Aswad and Soga no Umako. Each profile gives life dates, nationality, education, positions held and a sourced, attributed account of the person's life.

People born in this era

Artabanes

b. 501

Arcadius of Cyprus

501 – 643

Cnebba

501 – 599

Mihransitad

501 – 588

Bonus

501 – 627

Nechtan nepos Uerb

501 – 620

Empress Zhang (Liang dynasty)

b. 501

Yin Kaishan

501 – 622

Nectarius of Autun

501 – 549

Empress Wang

501 – 580

Adda of Bernicia

501 – 568

Ivo of Ramsey

501 – 700

Antoninus of Sorrento

501 – 625

Saint Llechid

b. 501

Konstantinos Lardys

501 – 602

Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza

501 – 699

Isan

501 – 550

Syagrius of Autun

501 – 600

Theodore of Sykeon

501 – 613

Tzath II of Lazica

b. 501

Paterius

501 – 606

Lailoken

b. 501

Clydwyn

b. 501

Eboric

501 – 584

Germanus

501 – 604

Cronan of Tuamgraney

b. 501

Xiao Tong

501 – 531

Bahram-i Mah Adhar

501 – 580

Hering son of Hussa

501 – 601

Icel

501 – 600

Smbat IV Bagratuni

501 – 616

Attala

501 – 627

Gwalleuk

501 – 601

Luo Yi

501 – 627

Mo Chuaroc moccu Neth Semon

b. 501

Conall mac Comgaill

501 – 574

Simah-i Burzin

501 – 580

Hospitius

501 – 581

Bonakis

501 – 609

Mah-Adhur Gushnasp

501 – 629

Khosrow I

501 – 579

Empress Yuan Humo

501 – 616

Frithuwald of Bernicia

501 – 585

Brandub mac Echach

501 – 605

Zoarab

b. 501

Peter of Canterbury

501 – 600

Acha of Deira

501 – 601

Anastasia the Patrician

501 – 576

Domentziolus

501 – 610

Empress Ruogan

b. 501

Áedán mac Gabráin

501 – 608

Bahman Jadhuyah

501 – 636

Saint Calminius

501 – 700

Gabrán mac Domangairt

501 – 560

Gartnait II

501 – 599

Isidore of Miletus the Younger

501 – 600

Gao Yanzong

501 – 577

Romaric

501 – 653

Máel Coba mac Áedo

501 – 615

Kardarigan

b. 501

Golinduch

501 – 591

Owain mab Urien

501 – 595

Tathyw

b. 501

Izadgushasp

501 – 580

Gostun

501 – 700

Áed mac Ainmuirech

501 – 598

Apringius

501 – 600

Gennadius

501 – 601

Bharavi

501 – 600

Æscwine of Essex

501 – 587

Caffo

b. 501

Smaragdus

501 – 611

Domnall mac Áedo

501 – 642

Yang Gongren

501 – 639

Rhychwyn

b. 501

Empress Shen Wuhua

501 – 601

Sledd of Essex

501 – 604

Pyeongwon

501 – 590

Cumiano of Bobbio

501 – 661

Anastasius of Alexandria

501 – 616

Zhu Can

501 – 621

Elli

b. 501

Julian I of Antioch

501 – 595

Caillín

b. 501

Llibio

b. 501

Shahraplakan

501 – 700

Saint Berach

501 – 595

Saint Pardus

501 – 601

Chen Shuda

501 – 635

Sarames the Elder

501 – 590

Malaric

501 – 586

Lady Naah Ek'

501 – 600

Eochaid Buide

501 – 629

Tudclyd

b. 501

Athanasius I Gammolo

501 – 631

Flavius of Rouen

b. 501

Xiao Dong

501 – 552

Mo Sinu moccu Min

501 – 610

Ahudemmeh

501 – 575

'Alqama ibn 'Abada

501 – 599