← Fame through time500-599
The 6th century
Whose working lives fell in the 6th 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 6th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Pope Gregory I6 decades - 2
Pope John I0 decades - 3
Augustine of Canterbury16 decades - 4
Pope John II0 decades - 5
Pope Silverius0 decades - 6
Pope Felix IV0 decades - 7
Pope Vigilius12 decades - 8
Pope Boniface II0 decades - 9
Pope Pelagius II0 decades - 10
Pope Benedict I0 decades - 11
Pope Agapetus I0 decades - 12
Pope Boniface IV0 decades - 13
Pope Pelagius I0 decades - 14
Saint David22 decades - 15
Pope John III0 decades - 16
Pope Sabinian0 decades - 17
Pope Boniface III0 decades - 18
Abdullah ibn Salam0 decades - 19
Leonard of Noblac0 decades - 20
Medardus5 decades - 21
Germain of Paris0 decades - 22
Leander of Seville0 decades - 23
Clodoald1 decades - 24
Laurence of Canterbury0 decades - 25
Malonot measured- - 26
John the Merciful0 decades - 27Jacob Baradaeus0 decades
- 28Dioscorusnot measured-
- 29
Halimah bint Abi Dhuaybnot measured- - 30
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise0 decades - 31
Maximianus of Ravenna0 decades - 32
Wendelin of Triernot measured- - 33
Arnoald0 decades - 34
Illtud0 decades - 35
Emilian of Cogollanot measured- - 36
Felix of Burgundy0 decades - 37
Cainnech of Aghaboe0 decades - 38Sumayyah bint Khabbatnot measured-
- 39John Scholasticus0 decades
- 40
Declán of Ardmorenot measured- - 41
Deiniol12 decades - 42
Brendan of Birr0 decades - 43
Padarnnot measured- - 44
Saint Marcouf22 decades - 45Ailbe of Emly1 decades
- 46
Comgallnot measured- - 47
Ruadán of Lorrhanot measured- - 48
Tysilio10 decades - 49
Nicetius of Lyon0 decades - 50
Armelnot measured- - 51
Helladius of Toledo0 decades - 52
Gaugericus0 decades - 53Cadfannot measured-
- 54
Fridianus0 decades - 55
Antoninus of Sorrento0 decades - 56
Mo Chutu of Lismorenot measured- - 57
Ursus of Aostanot measured- - 58
Cybi8 decades - 59
Nonnosus2 decades - 60
Domitian of Melitene0 decades - 61
Theodore I Calliopasnot measured- - 62Cassius of Narni0 decades
- 63Columba of Terryglass0 decades
- 64Grigorios of Antiochnot measured-
- 65
Ivo of Ramseynot measured- - 66
Cerbonius0 decades - 67Saint Waldebertnot measured-
- 68Vigilius of Thapsus0 decades
- 69
Thierry du Mont d'Hornot measured- - 70Desideratusnot measured-
- 71
Quintian of Rodeznot measured- - 72
Saint Ame0 decades - 73
Catellus of Castellammarenot measured- - 74
Titian of Oderzo0 decades - 75Primasius of Hadrumetum0 decades
- 76
Budoc1 decades - 77
Paulinus I of Aquileianot measured- - 78
Aredius of Gapnot measured- - 79
Ingenuinusnot measured- - 80
Germerius0 decades - 81
Aper of Toulnot measured- - 82
Sauve d'Amiensnot measured- - 83
Ibar of Beggerinnot measured- - 84
Pateriusnot measured- - 85
Goulven de Léonnot measured- - 86
Saint Modoaldnot measured- - 87
Licinius of Angers0 decades - 88Abundius the Sacristannot measured-
- 89
Prudentius of Tarazonanot measured- - 90Eutropius of Valencia0 decades
- 91Falco of Maastrichtnot measured-
- 92Nebridius11 decades
- 93
Namatius0 decades - 94Magnacarnot measured-
- 95
Basolus0 decades - 96Agericus0 decades
- 97Vitonusnot measured-
- 98Pomponius of Naplesnot measured-
- 99
Ceraunusnot measured- - 100
Aprunculus of Trevesnot measured-
How to read these rankings
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
- Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.