Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1140?

25 of the people we track were surely alive in 1140. 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. Saladin1–2
  2. Averroes14
  3. Zhu Xi10
  4. Hildegard of Bingen39–44
  5. Maimonides2–5
  6. Peter Abelard61
  7. Frederick Barbarossa17–18
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux46–51
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi27–32
  10. Pope Alexander III37–42
  11. Henry II of England7
  12. Pope Gregory VIII30–40
  13. Pope Celestine III33–34
  14. Louis VII of France19–20
  15. Pope Lucius III29–30
  16. Manuel I Komnenos22
  17. Anna Komnene57
  18. Afonso I of Portugal28–33
  19. Geoffrey of Monmouth29–50
  20. Stephen, King of England45
  21. Thomas Becket19–23
  22. Eleanor of Aquitaine15–16
  23. Empress Matilda36–40
  24. Bhāskara II23–28
  25. Abdul Qadir Gilani61–62

Where the people alive in 1140 were born

The 25 best known of those alive in 1140. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (25 of 25 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list