480s BC

Births

* 484 BC — Herodotus, Greek historian
* 484 BC — Achaeus of Eretria, a Greek tragedian, was born in the town of Eretria in the island of Euboea
* 483 BC — Gorgias, Greek philosopher (approximate date)
* 481 BC — Protagoras — Greek presocratic philosopher
* 480 BC — Euripides, Greek playwright
* 480 BC — Antiphon, Attic orator
* c. 480 BC — Philolaus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (d. c. 405 BC)

Deaths

* 488 BC — Miltiades, Athenian general
* 485 BC — Darius I, ruler of ancient Persia
* May, 483 BC — Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism
* 481 BC — Ssu-ma Niu — highest ranking aristocrat among disciples of Confucius
* 480 BC — Leonidas I, king of Sparta
* 480 BC — Xenophanes, Greek philosopher