Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1160?

26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1160. 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. Saladin21–22
  2. Averroes34
  3. Zhu Xi30
  4. Hildegard of Bingen59–64
  5. Richard I of England3
  6. Maimonides22–25
  7. Frederick Barbarossa37–38
  8. Nizami Ganjavi16–21
  9. Muhammad al-Idrisi47–52
  10. Pope Alexander III57–62
  11. Henry II of England27
  12. Pope Gregory VIII50–60
  13. Pope Honorius III11–12
  14. Pope Celestine III53–54
  15. Louis VII of France39–40
  16. Chrétien de Troyes19–32
  17. Pope Lucius III49–50
  18. Manuel I Komnenos42
  19. Afonso I of Portugal48–53
  20. Attar of Nishapur15
  21. Thomas Becket39–43
  22. Eleanor of Aquitaine35–36
  23. Empress Matilda56–60
  24. Bhāskara II43–48
  25. Saxo Grammaticus7–12
  26. Abdul Qadir Gilani81–82

Where the people alive in 1160 were born

The 26 best known of those alive in 1160. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 26 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list