Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1220?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1220. 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 1220: Alexander Nevsky and Pope Martin IV.

  1. Genghis Khan58
  2. Rumi13
  3. Francis of Assisi36–40
  4. Saadi Shirazi7–12
  5. Kublai Khan5
  6. Albertus Magnus17–22
  7. Louis IX of France5–6
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor25
  9. Ibn Arabi55
  10. Nasreddin11–12
  11. Pope Gregory IX49–50
  12. Anthony of Padua25
  13. Ögedei Khan34
  14. Pope Celestine V4–5
  15. Alexander Nevskyborn
  16. Snorri Sturluson40–41
  17. Batu Khan12–17
  18. Philip II of France55
  19. Hulegu Khan3
  20. Pope Honorius III71–72
  21. Dominic de Guzmán45–52
  22. Pope Urban IV32–37
  23. Henry III of England13
  24. Pope Gregory X9–10
  25. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi19
  26. Pope Clement IV30
  27. Pope Nicholas III0–10
  28. Louis VIII of France33
  29. Pope John XXI4–10
  30. Clare of Assisi26
  31. Pope Adrian V15
  32. Pope Martin IVborn
  33. Attar of Nishapur75
  34. Pope Honorius IV7–12
  35. Jochi38
  36. Chagatai Khan37
  37. Walther von der Vogelweide48–52
  38. Elizabeth of Hungary13
  39. Rudolf I of Germany2
  40. Razia Sultan14–15

Where the people alive in 1220 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1220. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (38 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list