Claim profile
400–499

The 5th century

Whose working lives fell in the 5th century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 5th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllPoliticiansHistorical FiguresWritersReligious FiguresAcademicsModelsDoctorsActorsBusiness ProfessionalsMusicians
  1. 1Romulus AugustulusRomulus Augustulus462–510 · Historical Figures14 decades
  2. 2Theodoric the GreatTheodoric the Great454–526 · Historical Figures12 decades
  3. 3Alaric IAlaric I400–410 · Historical Figures0 decades
  4. 4Valentinian IIIValentinian III419–455 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures22 decades
  5. 5ZenoZeno425–491 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Childeric IChilderic I436–481 · Historical Figures0 decades
  7. 7GaisericGaiseric389–477 · Historical Figures14 decades
  8. 8Anastasius I DicorusAnastasius I Dicorus430–518 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9ChlodioChlodio393–448 · Historical Figures0 decades
  10. 10HonoriusHonorius384–423 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Theodoric ITheodoric I393–451 · Historical Figures0 decades
  12. 12Alaric IIAlaric II458–507 · Historical Figures8 decades
  13. 13AthaulfAthaulf400–415 · Historical Figures3 decades
  14. 14PulcheriaPulcheria399–453 · Historical Figures22 decades
  15. 15GundobadGundobad450–516 · Historical Figures6 decades
  16. 16Emperor Xiaowen of Northern WeiEmperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei467–499 · Historical Figures1 decades
  17. 17Basina of ThuringiaBasina of Thuringia438–477 · Historical Figures0 decades
  18. 18HunericHuneric411–484 · Historical Figures7 decades
  19. 19Aelia EudociaAelia Eudocia401–460 · Historical Figures0 decades
  20. 20CCynric450–560 · Historical Figures18 decades
  21. 21HildericHilderic460–533 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22Emperor NinkenEmperor Ninken449–498 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  23. 23ThorismundThorismund420–453 · Historical Figures0 decades
  24. 24GondiocGondioc450–473 · Historical Figures0 decades
  25. 25Bahram VBahram V406–438 · Historical Figures0 decades
  26. 26TheudemeresTheudemeresborn 400 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Chilperic II of BurgundyChilperic II of Burgundy436–486 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28AAudofleda460–510 · Historical Figures0 decades
  29. 29GesalecGesalec450–512 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30SigericSigeric370–415 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  31. 31Yazdegerd IYazdegerd I400–421 · Historical Figures0 decades
  32. 32IldibadIldibad450–541 · Historical Figures0 decades
  33. 33ShushanikShushanik440–475 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34EEraric450–541 · Historical Figures0 decades
  35. 35ThrasamundThrasamund450–523 · Historical Figures0 decades
  36. 36EEdeko450–469 · Historical Figures0 decades
  37. 37GunthamundGunthamund450–496 · Historical Figures0 decades
  38. 38HermericHermeric380–441 · Historical Figures0 decades
  39. 39KalébKaléb450–540 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  40. 40AriadneAriadne452–515 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  41. 41VerinaVerinadied 484 · Historical Figures11 decades
  42. 42RechiarRechiar415–456 · Historical Figures0 decades
  43. 43Gwanggaeto the GreatGwanggaeto the Great374–413 · 🇨🇳 China · Historical Figures0 decades
  44. 44IdaIda450–559 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45AAmalafrida460–526 · Historical Figures0 decades
  46. 46HermanafridHermanafrid450–534 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  47. 47RechilaRechila370–448 · Historical Figures0 decades
  48. 48GodegiselGodegisel443–501 · Historical Figures0 decades
  49. 49MMunjudied 477 · Historical Figures0 decades
  50. 50XYXiao Yuanming450–556 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  51. 51Chilperic I of BurgundyChilperic I of Burgundy450–480 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  52. 52Chandragupta IIChandragupta II400–500 · Historical Figures10 decades
  53. 53DIDrest Iborn 450 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  54. 54Jijeung of SillaJijeung of Silla437–514 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  55. 55SOSoji of Silladied 500 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  56. 56CCharaton400–500 · Historical Figures1 decades
  57. 57Gundomar IGundomar I400–411 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  58. 58Talorc ITalorc Idied 460 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  59. 59CChnodomarius400–400 · Historical Figures0 decades
  60. 60JOJabi of Silladied 479 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  61. 61NONulji of Silladied 458 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  62. 62SOSilseong of Silladied 417 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  63. 63JamaspJamasp450–499 · Historical Figures2 decades
  64. 64Emperor An of JinEmperor An of Jin382–419 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  65. 65MMarcus400–406 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  66. 66ThermantiaThermantia386–415 · Historical Figures0 decades
  67. 67MaldrasMaldrasdied 460 · Historical Figures0 decades
  68. 68NMNechtan Morbet401–484 · Historical Figures0 decades
  69. 69TheodemundTheodemund450–550 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  70. 70SebastianusSebastianus400–413 · Historical Figures9 decades
  71. 71KTKhosrau the Usurperdied 500 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  72. 72JangsuJangsu394–491 · Historical Figures0 decades
  73. 73Muryeong of BaekjeMuryeong of Baekje462–523 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  74. 74VVarazdat400–400 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  75. 75FrumarFrumardied 463 · Historical Figures0 decades
  76. 76VeremundVeremund450–500 · Historical Figures1 decades
  77. 77CClaffone450–600 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  78. 78EYEinion Yrth ap Cunedda420–500 · Historical Figures0 decades
  79. 79MVMihrdat V of Iberiadied 447 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  80. 80DDonatus400–412 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  81. 81VramshapuhVramshapuh400–414 · Historical Figures0 decades
  82. 82EOErc of Dalriadadied 474 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  83. 83LMLóegaire mac Néilldied 463 · Historical Figures0 decades
  84. 84KIKhosrov IV of Armenia400–415 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  85. 85AAgilmondo400–400 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  86. 86Brychan BrycheiniogBrychan Brycheiniog400–480 · Historical Figures0 decades
  87. 87CCatigern405–447 · Historical Figures5 decades
  88. 88KIKashyapa I of Anuradhapura448–495 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  89. 89XZXiao Zhangmao458–493 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  90. 90CLCadwallon Lawhir460–534 · Historical Figures0 decades
  91. 91FFredebal400–500 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  92. 92Shapur IVShapur IV400–420 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  93. 93K'uk' B'alam IK'uk' B'alam I397–435 · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  94. 94FFragandied 500 · Historical Figures0 decades
  95. 95AAgenarichborn 400 · Historical Figures0 decades
  96. 96GGordasborn 450 · Historical Figures0 decades
  97. 97GodehokGodehokborn 450 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  98. 98FFederickdied 463 · Historical Figures6 decades
  99. 99EbanaEbana450–500 · Historical Figures0 decades
  100. 100Al-Mundhir I ibn al-Nu'manAl-Mundhir I ibn al-Nu'man418–462 · Historical Figuresnot measured—

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.