Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1131?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1131. 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.

Died in 1131: Omar Khayyam.

  1. Omar Khayyam†
  2. Averroes5
  3. Zhu Xi1
  4. Hildegard of Bingen30–35
  5. Peter Abelard52
  6. Frederick Barbarossa8–9
  7. Bernard of Clairvaux37–42
  8. Muhammad al-Idrisi18–23
  9. Pope Alexander III28–33
  10. Henry I of England60–65
  11. Pope Gregory VIII21–31
  12. Pope Celestine III24–25
  13. Louis VII of France10–11
  14. Pope Lucius III20–21
  15. Manuel I Komnenos13
  16. Anna Komnene48
  17. Afonso I of Portugal19–24
  18. Geoffrey of Monmouth20–41
  19. Stephen, King of England36
  20. Thomas Becket10–14
  21. Eleanor of Aquitaine6–7
  22. Empress Matilda27–31
  23. Louis VI of France50
  24. Bhāskara II14–19
  25. Abdul Qadir Gilani52–53

Where the people alive in 1131 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1131. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list