Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1231?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in 1231. 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 1231: Anthony of Padua and Elizabeth of Hungary.

  1. Thomas Aquinas6
  2. Rumi24
  3. Saadi Shirazi18–23
  4. Kublai Khan16
  5. Albertus Magnus28–33
  6. Louis IX of France16–17
  7. Roger Bacon8–13
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor36
  9. Ibn Arabi66
  10. Nasreddin22–23
  11. Pope Gregory IX60–61
  12. Anthony of Padua35 †
  13. Ögedei Khan45
  14. Pope Celestine V15–16
  15. Alexander Nevsky11
  16. Snorri Sturluson51–52
  17. Batu Khan23–28
  18. Hulegu Khan14
  19. Bonaventure9–10
  20. Alfonso X of Castile10
  21. Pope Urban IV43–48
  22. Henry III of England24
  23. Pope Gregory X20–21
  24. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi30
  25. Pope Clement IV41
  26. Pope Nicholas III11–21
  27. Pope Innocent V5–6
  28. Pope Nicholas IV4
  29. Pope John XXI15–21
  30. Clare of Assisi37
  31. Pope Adrian V26
  32. Pope Martin IV11
  33. Pope Honorius IV18–23
  34. Chagatai Khan48
  35. Elizabeth of Hungary24 †
  36. Rudolf I of Germany13
  37. Charles I of Anjou5
  38. Razia Sultan25–26

Where the people alive in 1231 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in 1231. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (36 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list