Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1141?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1141. 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. Saladin2–3
  2. Averroes15
  3. Zhu Xi11
  4. Hildegard of Bingen40–45
  5. Maimonides3–6
  6. Peter Abelard62
  7. Frederick Barbarossa18–19
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux47–52
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi28–33
  10. Pope Alexander III38–43
  11. Henry II of England8
  12. Pope Gregory VIII31–41
  13. Pope Celestine III34–35
  14. Louis VII of France20–21
  15. Chrétien de Troyes0–13
  16. Pope Lucius III30–31
  17. Manuel I Komnenos23
  18. Anna Komnene58
  19. Afonso I of Portugal29–34
  20. Geoffrey of Monmouth30–51
  21. Stephen, King of England46
  22. Thomas Becket20–24
  23. Eleanor of Aquitaine16–17
  24. Empress Matilda37–41
  25. Bhāskara II24–29
  26. Abdul Qadir Gilani62–63

Where the people alive in 1141 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1141. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list