Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1157?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1157. 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.

Born in 1157: Richard I of England.

  1. Saladin18–19
  2. Averroes31
  3. Zhu Xi27
  4. Hildegard of Bingen56–61
  5. Richard I of Englandborn
  6. Maimonides19–22
  7. Frederick Barbarossa34–35
  8. Nizami Ganjavi13–18
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi44–49
  10. Pope Alexander III54–59
  11. Henry II of England24
  12. Pope Gregory VIII47–57
  13. Pope Honorius III8–9
  14. Pope Celestine III50–51
  15. Louis VII of France36–37
  16. Chrétien de Troyes16–29
  17. Pope Lucius III46–47
  18. Manuel I Komnenos39
  19. Afonso I of Portugal45–50
  20. Attar of Nishapur12
  21. Thomas Becket36–40
  22. Eleanor of Aquitaine32–33
  23. Empress Matilda53–57
  24. Bhāskara II40–45
  25. Saxo Grammaticus4–9
  26. Abdul Qadir Gilani78–79

Where the people alive in 1157 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1157. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list