Year 497 (CDXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Anastasius without colleague (or, less frequently, year 1250 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 497 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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• Abdul Mutallib, grandfather of Islamic prophet Mohammed (d. 578)
• Cadoc, Welsh abbot, saint (approximate date)
• Chlothar I, king of the Franks (d. 561)

• Hashim ibn 'Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of Mohammed
• Longinus of Cardala, Isaurian official, rebel leader
• Crown Prince Yuan Xun of Northern Wei (b. 483)