Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1242?

35 of the people we track were surely alive in 1242. 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 Aquinas17
  2. Rumi35
  3. Saadi Shirazi29–34
  4. Kublai Khan27
  5. Albertus Magnus39–44
  6. Louis IX of France27–28
  7. Roger Bacon19–24
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor47
  9. Nasreddin33–34
  10. Edward I3
  11. Pope Boniface VIII7
  12. Pope Celestine V26–27
  13. Alexander Nevsky22
  14. Batu Khan34–39
  15. Hulegu Khan25
  16. Bonaventure20–21
  17. Alfonso X of Castile21
  18. Pope Urban IV54–59
  19. Henry III of England35
  20. Pope Gregory X31–32
  21. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi41
  22. Ramon Llull7–12
  23. Pope Benedict XI1–2
  24. Pope Clement IV52
  25. Pope Nicholas III22–32
  26. Pope Innocent V16–17
  27. Pope Nicholas IV15
  28. Pope John XXI26–32
  29. Clare of Assisi48
  30. Pope Adrian V37
  31. Pope Martin IV22
  32. Pope Honorius IV29–34
  33. Chagatai Khan59
  34. Rudolf I of Germany24
  35. Charles I of Anjou16

Where the people alive in 1242 were born

The 35 best known of those alive in 1242. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 35 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list