Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1137?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 1137. 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 1137: Louis VI of France.

  1. Averroes11
  2. Zhu Xi7
  3. Hildegard of Bingen36–41
  4. Peter Abelard58
  5. Frederick Barbarossa14–15
  6. Bernard of Clairvaux43–48
  7. Muhammad al-Idrisi24–29
  8. Pope Alexander III34–39
  9. Henry II of England4
  10. Pope Gregory VIII27–37
  11. Pope Celestine III30–31
  12. Louis VII of France16–17
  13. Pope Lucius III26–27
  14. Manuel I Komnenos19
  15. Anna Komnene54
  16. Afonso I of Portugal25–30
  17. Geoffrey of Monmouth26–47
  18. Stephen, King of England42
  19. Thomas Becket16–20
  20. Eleanor of Aquitaine12–13
  21. Empress Matilda33–37
  22. Louis VI of France55 †
  23. Bhāskara II20–25
  24. Abdul Qadir Gilani58–59

Where the people alive in 1137 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 1137. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list