Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1228?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1228. 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 1228: Jochi.

  1. Thomas Aquinas3
  2. Rumi21
  3. Saadi Shirazi15–20
  4. Kublai Khan13
  5. Albertus Magnus25–30
  6. Louis IX of France13–14
  7. Roger Bacon5–10
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor33
  9. Ibn Arabi63
  10. Nasreddin19–20
  11. Pope Gregory IX57–58
  12. Anthony of Padua33
  13. Ögedei Khan42
  14. Pope Celestine V12–13
  15. Alexander Nevsky8
  16. Snorri Sturluson48–49
  17. Batu Khan20–25
  18. Hulegu Khan11
  19. Bonaventure6–7
  20. Alfonso X of Castile7
  21. Pope Urban IV40–45
  22. Henry III of England21
  23. Pope Gregory X17–18
  24. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi27
  25. Pope Clement IV38
  26. Pope Nicholas III8–18
  27. Pope Innocent V2–3
  28. Pope Nicholas IV1
  29. Pope John XXI12–18
  30. Clare of Assisi34
  31. Pope Adrian V23
  32. Pope Martin IV8
  33. Pope Honorius IV15–20
  34. Jochi45 †
  35. Chagatai Khan45
  36. Walther von der Vogelweide56–60
  37. Elizabeth of Hungary21
  38. Rudolf I of Germany10
  39. Charles I of Anjou2
  40. Razia Sultan22–23

Where the people alive in 1228 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1228. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (38 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list