Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1204?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1204. 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 1204: Maimonides and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

  1. Genghis Khan42
  2. Francis of Assisi20–24
  3. Maimonides†
  4. Shota Rustaveli31–32
  5. Pope Innocent III34–44
  6. Albertus Magnus1–6
  7. John, King of England38
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor9
  9. Ibn Arabi39
  10. Pope Gregory IX33–34
  11. Anthony of Padua9
  12. Ögedei Khan18
  13. Snorri Sturluson24–25
  14. Philip II of France39
  15. Pope Honorius III55–56
  16. Dominic de Guzmán29–36
  17. Pope Urban IV16–21
  18. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi3
  19. Pope Clement IV14
  20. Louis VIII of France17
  21. Clare of Assisi10
  22. Attar of Nishapur59
  23. Eleanor of Aquitaine79 or 80 †
  24. Saxo Grammaticus51–56
  25. Jochi22
  26. Chagatai Khan21
  27. Tamar of Georgia37–38
  28. Walther von der Vogelweide32–36

Where the people alive in 1204 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1204. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list