Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1159?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1159. 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. Saladin20–21
  2. Averroes33
  3. Zhu Xi29
  4. Hildegard of Bingen58–63
  5. Richard I of England2
  6. Maimonides21–24
  7. Frederick Barbarossa36–37
  8. Nizami Ganjavi15–20
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi46–51
  10. Pope Alexander III56–61
  11. Henry II of England26
  12. Pope Gregory VIII49–59
  13. Pope Honorius III10–11
  14. Pope Celestine III52–53
  15. Louis VII of France38–39
  16. Chrétien de Troyes18–31
  17. Pope Lucius III48–49
  18. Manuel I Komnenos41
  19. Afonso I of Portugal47–52
  20. Attar of Nishapur14
  21. Thomas Becket38–42
  22. Eleanor of Aquitaine34–35
  23. Empress Matilda55–59
  24. Bhāskara II42–47
  25. Saxo Grammaticus6–11
  26. Abdul Qadir Gilani80–81

Where the people alive in 1159 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1159. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list