Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1126?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 1126. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

Born in 1126: Averroes.

  1. Omar Khayyam75–80
  2. Averroesborn
  3. Hildegard of Bingen25–30
  4. Peter Abelard47
  5. Frederick Barbarossa3–4
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux32–37
  7. Muhammad al-Idrisi13–18
  8. Pope Alexander III23–28
  9. Henry I of England55–60
  10. Pope Gregory VIII16–26
  11. Pope Celestine III19–20
  12. Louis VII of France5–6
  13. Pope Lucius III15–16
  14. Manuel I Komnenos8
  15. Anna Komnene43
  16. Afonso I of Portugal14–19
  17. Geoffrey of Monmouth15–36
  18. Stephen, King of England31
  19. Thomas Becket5–9
  20. Eleanor of Aquitaine1–2
  21. Empress Matilda22–26
  22. Louis VI of France45
  23. Bhāskara II9–14
  24. Abdul Qadir Gilani47–48

Where the people alive in 1126 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 1126. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list