Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1135?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1135. 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 1135: Henry I of England.

  1. Averroes9
  2. Zhu Xi5
  3. Hildegard of Bingen34–39
  4. Peter Abelard56
  5. Frederick Barbarossa12–13
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux41–46
  7. Muhammad al-Idrisi22–27
  8. Pope Alexander III32–37
  9. Henry II of England2
  10. Henry I of England†
  11. Pope Gregory VIII25–35
  12. Pope Celestine III28–29
  13. Louis VII of France14–15
  14. Pope Lucius III24–25
  15. Manuel I Komnenos17
  16. Anna Komnene52
  17. Afonso I of Portugal23–28
  18. Geoffrey of Monmouth24–45
  19. Stephen, King of England40
  20. Thomas Becket14–18
  21. Eleanor of Aquitaine10–11
  22. Empress Matilda31–35
  23. Louis VI of France54
  24. Bhāskara II18–23
  25. Abdul Qadir Gilani56–57

Where the people alive in 1135 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1135. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list