Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1165?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1165. 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 1165: Ibn Arabi and Philip II of France.

  1. Genghis Khan3
  2. Saladin26–27
  3. Averroes39
  4. Zhu Xi35
  5. Hildegard of Bingen64–69
  6. Richard I of England8
  7. Maimonides27–30
  8. Frederick Barbarossa42–43
  9. Nizami Ganjavi21–26
  10. Ibn Arabiborn
  11. Pope Alexander III62–67
  12. Henry II of England32
  13. Pope Gregory VIII55–65
  14. Philip II of Franceborn
  15. Pope Honorius III16–17
  16. Pope Celestine III58–59
  17. Louis VII of France44–45
  18. Chrétien de Troyes24–37
  19. Pope Lucius III54–55
  20. Manuel I Komnenos47
  21. Afonso I of Portugal53–58
  22. Attar of Nishapur20
  23. Thomas Becket44–48
  24. Eleanor of Aquitaine40–41
  25. Empress Matilda61–65
  26. Bhāskara II48–53
  27. Saxo Grammaticus12–17
  28. Abdul Qadir Gilani86–87

Where the people alive in 1165 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1165. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (28 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list