Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1139?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1139. 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. Saladin0–1
  2. Averroes13
  3. Zhu Xi9
  4. Hildegard of Bingen38–43
  5. Maimonides1–4
  6. Peter Abelard60
  7. Frederick Barbarossa16–17
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux45–50
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi26–31
  10. Pope Alexander III36–41
  11. Henry II of England6
  12. Pope Gregory VIII29–39
  13. Pope Celestine III32–33
  14. Louis VII of France18–19
  15. Pope Lucius III28–29
  16. Manuel I Komnenos21
  17. Anna Komnene56
  18. Afonso I of Portugal27–32
  19. Geoffrey of Monmouth28–49
  20. Stephen, King of England44
  21. Thomas Becket18–22
  22. Eleanor of Aquitaine14–15
  23. Empress Matilda35–39
  24. Bhāskara II22–27
  25. Abdul Qadir Gilani60–61

Where the people alive in 1139 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1139. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list