Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1237?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in 1237. 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.

  1. Thomas Aquinas12
  2. Rumi30
  3. Saadi Shirazi24–29
  4. Kublai Khan22
  5. Albertus Magnus34–39
  6. Louis IX of France22–23
  7. Roger Bacon14–19
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor42
  9. Ibn Arabi72
  10. Nasreddin28–29
  11. Pope Boniface VIII2
  12. Pope Gregory IX66–67
  13. Ögedei Khan51
  14. Pope Celestine V21–22
  15. Alexander Nevsky17
  16. Snorri Sturluson57–58
  17. Batu Khan29–34
  18. Hulegu Khan20
  19. Bonaventure15–16
  20. Alfonso X of Castile16
  21. Pope Urban IV49–54
  22. Henry III of England30
  23. Pope Gregory X26–27
  24. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi36
  25. Ramon Llull2–7
  26. Pope Clement IV47
  27. Pope Nicholas III17–27
  28. Pope Innocent V11–12
  29. Pope Nicholas IV10
  30. Pope John XXI21–27
  31. Clare of Assisi43
  32. Pope Adrian V32
  33. Pope Martin IV17
  34. Pope Honorius IV24–29
  35. Chagatai Khan54
  36. Rudolf I of Germany19
  37. Charles I of Anjou11
  38. Razia Sultan31–32

Where the people alive in 1237 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in 1237. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (36 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list