Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1248?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in 1248. 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 Aquinas23
  2. Rumi41
  3. Saadi Shirazi35–40
  4. Kublai Khan33
  5. Albertus Magnus45–50
  6. Louis IX of France33–34
  7. Roger Bacon25–30
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor53
  9. Nasreddin39–40
  10. Edward I9
  11. Pope Boniface VIII13
  12. Pope Celestine V32–33
  13. Alexander Nevsky28
  14. Batu Khan40–45
  15. Hulegu Khan31
  16. Bonaventure26–27
  17. Pope John XXII3–4
  18. Alfonso X of Castile27
  19. Pope Urban IV60–65
  20. Henry III of England41
  21. Pope Gregory X37–38
  22. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi47
  23. Ramon Llull13–18
  24. Pope Benedict XI7–8
  25. Pope Clement IV58
  26. Pope Nicholas III28–38
  27. Pope Innocent V22–23
  28. Pope Nicholas IV21
  29. Pope John XXI32–38
  30. Clare of Assisi54
  31. Pope Adrian V43
  32. Pope Martin IV28
  33. Philip III of France3
  34. Pope Honorius IV35–40
  35. Rudolf I of Germany30
  36. Charles I of Anjou22
  37. Cimabue5–10
  38. Yunus Emre4–9

Where the people alive in 1248 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in 1248. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list