Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1221?

41 of the people we track were surely alive in 1221. 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 1221: Alfonso X of Castile.

Died in 1221: Dominic de Guzmán and Attar of Nishapur.

  1. Genghis Khan59
  2. Rumi14
  3. Francis of Assisi37–41
  4. Saadi Shirazi8–13
  5. Kublai Khan6
  6. Albertus Magnus18–23
  7. Louis IX of France6–7
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor26
  9. Ibn Arabi56
  10. Nasreddin12–13
  11. Pope Gregory IX50–51
  12. Anthony of Padua26
  13. Ögedei Khan35
  14. Pope Celestine V5–6
  15. Alexander Nevsky1
  16. Snorri Sturluson41–42
  17. Batu Khan13–18
  18. Philip II of France56
  19. Hulegu Khan4
  20. Pope Honorius III72–73
  21. Alfonso X of Castileborn
  22. Dominic de Guzmán†
  23. Pope Urban IV33–38
  24. Henry III of England14
  25. Pope Gregory X10–11
  26. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi20
  27. Pope Clement IV31
  28. Pope Nicholas III1–11
  29. Louis VIII of France34
  30. Pope John XXI5–11
  31. Clare of Assisi27
  32. Pope Adrian V16
  33. Pope Martin IV1
  34. Attar of Nishapur76 †
  35. Pope Honorius IV8–13
  36. Jochi39
  37. Chagatai Khan38
  38. Walther von der Vogelweide49–53
  39. Elizabeth of Hungary14
  40. Rudolf I of Germany3
  41. Razia Sultan15–16

Where the people alive in 1221 were born

The 41 best known of those alive in 1221. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (39 of 41 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list