Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1142?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1142. 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 1142: Peter Abelard.

  1. Saladin3–4
  2. Averroes16
  3. Zhu Xi12
  4. Hildegard of Bingen41–46
  5. Maimonides4–7
  6. Peter Abelard62 or 63 †
  7. Frederick Barbarossa19–20
  8. Bernard of Clairvaux48–53
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi29–34
  10. Pope Alexander III39–44
  11. Henry II of England9
  12. Pope Gregory VIII32–42
  13. Pope Celestine III35–36
  14. Louis VII of France21–22
  15. Chrétien de Troyes1–14
  16. Pope Lucius III31–32
  17. Manuel I Komnenos24
  18. Anna Komnene59
  19. Afonso I of Portugal30–35
  20. Geoffrey of Monmouth31–52
  21. Stephen, King of England47
  22. Thomas Becket21–25
  23. Eleanor of Aquitaine17–18
  24. Empress Matilda38–42
  25. Bhāskara II25–30
  26. Abdul Qadir Gilani63–64

Where the people alive in 1142 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1142. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list