Human Timelines

See who lived when.

Miyamoto Musashi and Galileo lived under the same sky. Confucius, the Buddha and Socrates were near-contemporaries. Human Timelines lays the lifespans of 500+ historical figures on one timeline — from 2800 BC to today — so you can see history sideways. Every date is verified against Wikidata, with sources shown.

The full interactive timeline is currently in Japanese (an English interface is planned). The timeline itself — names, lifespans, portraits — is readable in any language.

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Pantheon (CC BY 4.0) · Portraits from Wikimedia Commons. English biography pages are coming soon.