2nd-century births

Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (; September 129 – CE), often anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher. Considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic.

Pope and Bishop of Rome from 199 to 217

Publius Helvius Pertinax ( ; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193, succeeding Commodus and becoming the first ruler of the turbulent Year of the Five Emperors.

Roman emperor

Athenaeus of Naucratis (; or Nαυκράτιος, Athēnaios Naukratitēs or Naukratios; ) was an ancient Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD. The Suda says only that he lived in the times of Marcus Aurelius, but the contempt with which he speaks of Commodus, who died in 192, implies that he survived that emperor. He was a contemporary of Adrantus.

Roman emperor (135-194)

usurper and Caesar of the Roman Empire (c.150-197)

Chinese warlord and general

early 3rd century Carthaginian Christian martyrs

Chinese military general (died 221)

mother of Roman emperor Alexander Severus (died 235)

Chinese general and warlord during the late Han (2nd century)

Emperor of the Han dynasty from 168 to 189

thumb|A female bust, possibly depicting Lucilla, 160-180 AD Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla or Lucilla (7 March 148 or 150 – 182) was the second daughter of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and Roman empress Faustina the Younger. She was the wife of her father's co-ruler and adoptive brother Lucius Verus and an elder sister to later emperor Commodus. Commodus ordered Lucilla's execution after a failed assassination and coup attempt when she was about 33 years old.

Emperor of the Han dynasty in 189

Chinese general and warlord (died 199)

Chinese warlord and general (died 199)

Saint Pantaenus the Philosopher (; died c. 200) was a Sicilian theologian and a significant figure in the Catechetical School of Alexandria from around AD 180. This school was the earliest catechetical school, and became influential in the development of Christian theology.

Chinese Yellow Turban Rebellion leader (died 184)

Roman jurist and politician

Patriarch of Alexandria from c. 189 to 232

Chinese military general and warlord (142-208)

King of Goguryeo from 179 to 197

3rd century Chinese noble lady. CBDB = 135352

General serving warlord Lü Bu (died 199)

the sixth and last Kushan emperor (191–232)

Late 2nd/early 3rd century Eastern Han warlord

Chinese military general (died 219)

Roman consul 143 BC

Han dynasty regent and general (died 189)

Roman military commander

Han dynasty empress (died 189)

Pabag (, Pāpak/Pābag; ) was an Iranian prince who ruled Stakhr, the capital of Pars, from 205 or 206 until his death sometime between 207 and 210. He was the father, stepfather, grandfather, or father-in-law of Ardashir I, the founder of the Sasanian Empire. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Shapur.

Chinese official, warlord and religious leader (died 216)

Military officer under Cao Cao

charioteer and lover of Roman Emperor Elagabalus (died 222)

Chinese Taoist priest (died 200)

Han dynasty general under warlord Sun Quan

pair of Christian martyrs

Chinese warlord Cao Cao's eldest son (c.177–197)

Chinese military general (died 198)

group of humans

Chinese military general (died 191)

Military general under warlord Yuan Shao (died 200)

3rd century Roman general and praetorian prefect

gladiator and assassin of Emperor Commodus

Chinese official, scholar and poet (died 217)

Eastern Han adviser to warlord Lü Bu (died 199)

Roman noble and consul (died 205)

Chinese official and warlord (died 189)

Empress of the Han dynasty (died 214)

Eastern Han dynasty official (died 193)

Chinese military general (died 232)

Two 3rd-century Qiao family sisters

Chinese general and warlord (died 207)

Chinese military general (died 197)

mythological Swedish king

Chinese empress, wife of Sun Jian (died 202)

Warlord Yuan Shao's third son and successor (died 207)

Christian martyr and father of Origen (died 202)