Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1247?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in 1247. 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 Aquinas22
  2. Rumi40
  3. Saadi Shirazi34–39
  4. Kublai Khan32
  5. Albertus Magnus44–49
  6. Louis IX of France32–33
  7. Roger Bacon24–29
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor52
  9. Nasreddin38–39
  10. Edward I8
  11. Pope Boniface VIII12
  12. Pope Celestine V31–32
  13. Alexander Nevsky27
  14. Batu Khan39–44
  15. Hulegu Khan30
  16. Bonaventure25–26
  17. Pope John XXII2–3
  18. Alfonso X of Castile26
  19. Pope Urban IV59–64
  20. Henry III of England40
  21. Pope Gregory X36–37
  22. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi46
  23. Ramon Llull12–17
  24. Pope Benedict XI6–7
  25. Pope Clement IV57
  26. Pope Nicholas III27–37
  27. Pope Innocent V21–22
  28. Pope Nicholas IV20
  29. Pope John XXI31–37
  30. Clare of Assisi53
  31. Pope Adrian V42
  32. Pope Martin IV27
  33. Philip III of France2
  34. Pope Honorius IV34–39
  35. Rudolf I of Germany29
  36. Charles I of Anjou21
  37. Cimabue4–9
  38. Yunus Emre3–8

Where the people alive in 1247 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in 1247. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list