Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1239?

39 of the people we track were surely alive in 1239. 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 1239: Edward I.

  1. Thomas Aquinas14
  2. Rumi32
  3. Saadi Shirazi26–31
  4. Kublai Khan24
  5. Albertus Magnus36–41
  6. Louis IX of France24–25
  7. Roger Bacon16–21
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor44
  9. Ibn Arabi74
  10. Nasreddin30–31
  11. Edward Iborn
  12. Pope Boniface VIII4
  13. Pope Gregory IX68–69
  14. Ögedei Khan53
  15. Pope Celestine V23–24
  16. Alexander Nevsky19
  17. Snorri Sturluson59–60
  18. Batu Khan31–36
  19. Hulegu Khan22
  20. Bonaventure17–18
  21. Alfonso X of Castile18
  22. Pope Urban IV51–56
  23. Henry III of England32
  24. Pope Gregory X28–29
  25. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi38
  26. Ramon Llull4–9
  27. Pope Clement IV49
  28. Pope Nicholas III19–29
  29. Pope Innocent V13–14
  30. Pope Nicholas IV12
  31. Pope John XXI23–29
  32. Clare of Assisi45
  33. Pope Adrian V34
  34. Pope Martin IV19
  35. Pope Honorius IV26–31
  36. Chagatai Khan56
  37. Rudolf I of Germany21
  38. Charles I of Anjou13
  39. Razia Sultan33–34

Where the people alive in 1239 were born

The 39 best known of those alive in 1239. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 39 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list