Famous People Of The 1st Century

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The major events that took place in the 1st century played a pivotal role in shaping the history of mankind in the centuries to come. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era or historical period, which was marked by increasing domination by the Roman Empire. Claudius, the Roman emperor who ruled from 41 CE to 54 CE is considered one of the most significant figures of this era. Chinese emperor Wang Mang, Christian apostle James the Just, and Greek historian and biographer Plutarch are among the other important figures of this time. Check out this section to know more about the famous people of the 1st century.

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Cleopatra

(Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt (51 - 30 BC))

261

101

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: 0069 BC

Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt

Died: July 31, 0030

Julius Caesar

(Roman General and Statesman)

318

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: 0100

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: March 15, 0044

Nero

(Roman Emperor)

141

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: December 15, 0037

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Anzio, Italy

Died: June 9, 0068

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Saint Peter

(First Bishop of Rome and One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ)

111

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0001 BC

Birthplace: Bethsaida

Died: 0065 AD

Caligula

(Roman Emperor From 37 AD to 41 AD)

101

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: August 31, 0012

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Anzio, Italy

Died: January 24, 0041

Cicero

(One of Rome's Greatest Orators of Politics and Prose Stylists)

112

Listed In: Lawyers & Judges

Birthdate: January 3, 0106

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Arpino, Italy

Died: December 7, 0043

Tiberius

(Roman Emperor from 14 CE to 37 CE)

103

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: November 16, 0042

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: March 16, 0037

Mary Magdalene

(Disciple of Jesus Who was a Witness to His Crucifixion and Resurrection)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthplace: Magdala, Israel

Saint Joseph

(Saint and Legal Father of Jesus)

120

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0030 BC

Birthplace: Bethlehem

Died: 0020 AD

Claudius

(4th Roman Emperor Who Ruled from AD 41 to 54)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: August 1, 0010

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Lugdunum

Died: October 13, 0054

Spartacus

(Thracian Gladiator and One of the Escaped Slave Leaders in the Third Servile War)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 0103 BC

Birthplace: Thrace

Died: 0071 BC

Boudica

(Queen of the Iceni Tribe of Celtic Britons)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: 0030 AD

Birthplace: Britannia

Died: 0061 AD

Trajan

(Roman Emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: September 18, 0053

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Hispania Baetica

Died: August 8, 0117

Pontius Pilate

(5th Governor of the Roman Province of Judaea)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthplace: Roman Empire

Pompey

(Roman General and Statesman)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: September 29, 0106

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Picenum

Died: September 28, 0048

Virgil

(Ancient Roman Poet of the Augustan Period)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 15, 0070

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Cisalpine Gaul

Died: September 21, 0019

Titus

(Roman Emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: December 30, 0039

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Rome

Died: September 13, 0081

Vespasian

(Roman Emperor Who Reigned from AD 69 to 79)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: November 18, 0009

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Falacrine

Died: June 23, 0079

John the Apostle

(One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0006 AD

Birthplace: Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire

Died: 0100 AD

Domitian

(Roman Emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: October 24, 0051

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Rome

Died: September 18, 0096

Pliny the Elder

(Roman Author, Natural Philosopher and Army Commander)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0023 AD

Birthplace: Como, Italy

Died: 0079 AD

Marcus Licinius Crassus

(Roman General and Statesman)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 0115 AD

Birthplace: Roman Republic

Died: 0053 AD

Jesus Christ

(Founder of Christianity Who is Believed to be the Incarnation of God )

430

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0004 AD

Birthplace: Judea, Roman Empire

Died: 0033 AD

Plutarch

(Greek Middle Platonist Philosopher, Historian, Biographer and Priest)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0046 AD

Birthplace: Chaeronea, Greece

Died: 0119 AD

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

(Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman and Dramatist)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0004 BC

Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain

Died: 0065 AD

Nerva

(Roman Emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: November 8, 0030

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Narni, Italy

Died: January 27, 0098

Josephus

(Romano-Jewish Historian and Military Leader)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0037 AD

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Died: 0100 AD

Mark the Evangelist

(Christian Saint Who Founded the Episcopal See of Alexandria)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 0012 AD

Birthplace: Shahat, Libya

Died: 0068 AD

Horace

(Leading Roman Lyric Poet During the Time of Augustus)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: December 8, 0065

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Venosa, Italy

Died: November 27, 0008

Jude the Apostle

(One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0001 AD

Birthplace: Galilee, Israel

Died: 0062 AD

Hero of Alexandria

(Greek Mathematician and Engineer)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: 0010 AD

Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt

Died: 0070 AD

Galba

(Roman Emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: December 24, 0003

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Terracina, Italy

Died: January 15, 0069

Luke the Evangelist

(Greek Evangelist)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0016 AD

Birthplace: Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

Died: 0084 AD

Pliny the Younger

(Author, Lawyer)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 0061 AD

Birthplace: Como

Died: 0112 AD

Agrippina the Younger

(Roman Empress (49 - 54))

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: November 6, 0015

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium

Died: March 23, 0059

Germanicus

(Roman General)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: May 24, 0015

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: October 10, 0019

Epictetus

(Greek Stoic Philosopher)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0050 AD

Birthplace: Hierapolis Ancient City, Turkey

Died: 0135 AD

Ignatius of Antioch

(Syrian Bishop)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthplace: Roman Syria

Died: 0108 AD

Herod the Great

(King of Judaea from 37 BC to 4 BC)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: November 30, 0072

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Edom

Died: 0004 BC

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

(Roman Consul)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: 0064 BC

Birthplace: Arpino, Istria or Asisium

Died: 0012 BC

St Paul

(Christian Apostle Who Was Regarded as One of the Most Important Figures of the Apostolic Age)

208

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0005 AD

Birthplace: Tarsus, Turkey

Died: 0065 AD

Vitellius

(Roman emperor)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: September 24, 0015

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: December 20, 0069

Livy

(Roman Historian)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 0059 BC

Birthplace: Padua, Italy

Died: 0017 BC

Andrew the Apostle

(Apostle)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0005 AD

Birthplace: Galilee, Israel

Died: November 30, 0060

Judas Iscariot

(Betrayer of Jesus)

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Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthplace: Jerusalem

Died: 0033 AD

Hezekiah

(King of Judah)

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Birthdate: 0739 BC

Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel

Died: 0687 BC

Saint James the Great

(Saint)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: 0005 AD

Birthplace: Bethsaida, Israel

Died: 0044 AD

Lucretius

(Roman Poet and Philosopher)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: 0099 BC

Birthplace: Ancient Rome

Died: 0055 BC

Philo

(Jewish Philosopher Who Lived in Alexandria)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 0020 BC

Birthplace: Alexandria, Egypt

Died: 0050 BC

Nero Claudius Drusus

(Roman Politician)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: January 14, 0038

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: September 14, 0009