Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1138?

24 of the people we track were surely alive in 1138. 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.

  1. Averroes12
  2. Zhu Xi8
  3. Hildegard of Bingen37–42
  4. Maimonides0–3
  5. Peter Abelard59
  6. Frederick Barbarossa15–16
  7. Bernard of Clairvaux44–49
  8. Muhammad al-Idrisi25–30
  9. Pope Alexander III35–40
  10. Henry II of England5
  11. Pope Gregory VIII28–38
  12. Pope Celestine III31–32
  13. Louis VII of France17–18
  14. Pope Lucius III27–28
  15. Manuel I Komnenos20
  16. Anna Komnene55
  17. Afonso I of Portugal26–31
  18. Geoffrey of Monmouth27–48
  19. Stephen, King of England43
  20. Thomas Becket17–21
  21. Eleanor of Aquitaine13–14
  22. Empress Matilda34–38
  23. Bhāskara II21–26
  24. Abdul Qadir Gilani59–60

Where the people alive in 1138 were born

The 24 best known of those alive in 1138. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (24 of 24 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list