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Who Was Alive in 540 BCE

7 of 492 historical figures were alive in 540 BCE

Cyrus the Great
Cyrus the GreatAge about 60
600 BCE–530 BCE · Politics & Leadership
Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
 Lao Tzu
Lao TzuAge about 31
571 BCE–471 BCE · Philosophy & Thought
Founder of Taoism, author of Tao Te Ching
 Pythagoras
PythagorasAge about 30
570 BCE–495 BCE · Science & Invention
Pythagorean theorem, early mathematician
 Gautama Buddha
Gautama BuddhaAge about 23
563 BCE–483 BCE · Philosophy & Thought
Founder of Buddhism
 Confucius
ConfuciusAge about 11
551 BCE–479 BCE · Philosophy & Thought
Founder of Confucianism
 Sun Tzu
Sun TzuAge about 4
544 BCE–496 BCE · Politics & Leadership
Author of The Art of War
 Leonidas I
Leonidas IAge about 0
540 BCE–480 BCE · Politics & Leadership
Spartan king, hero of Thermopylae

Born in 540 BCE

Leonidas I
Leonidas I
540 BCE–480 BCE · Politics & Leadership
Spartan king, hero of Thermopylae

Sources

  1. 540 BCE — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Cyrus the Great — Wikipedia
  3. Laozi — Wikipedia
  4. Pythagoras — Wikipedia
  5. The Buddha — Wikipedia
  6. Confucius — Wikipedia
  7. Sun Tzu — Wikipedia
  8. Leonidas I — Wikipedia
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