Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1249?

38 of the people we track were surely alive in 1249. 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 Aquinas24
  2. Rumi42
  3. Saadi Shirazi36–41
  4. Kublai Khan34
  5. Albertus Magnus46–51
  6. Louis IX of France34–35
  7. Roger Bacon26–31
  8. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor54
  9. Nasreddin40–41
  10. Edward I10
  11. Pope Boniface VIII14
  12. Pope Celestine V33–34
  13. Alexander Nevsky29
  14. Batu Khan41–46
  15. Hulegu Khan32
  16. Bonaventure27–28
  17. Pope John XXII4–5
  18. Alfonso X of Castile28
  19. Pope Urban IV61–66
  20. Henry III of England42
  21. Pope Gregory X38–39
  22. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi48
  23. Ramon Llull14–19
  24. Pope Benedict XI8–9
  25. Pope Clement IV59
  26. Pope Nicholas III29–39
  27. Pope Innocent V23–24
  28. Pope Nicholas IV22
  29. Pope John XXI33–39
  30. Clare of Assisi55
  31. Pope Adrian V44
  32. Pope Martin IV29
  33. Philip III of France4
  34. Pope Honorius IV36–41
  35. Rudolf I of Germany31
  36. Charles I of Anjou23
  37. Cimabue6–11
  38. Yunus Emre5–10

Where the people alive in 1249 were born

The 38 best known of those alive in 1249. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (37 of 38 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list