Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1253?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in 1253. 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.

Died in 1253: Clare of Assisi.

  1. Thomas Aquinas28
  2. Rumi46
  3. Saadi Shirazi40–45
  4. Kublai Khan38
  5. Albertus Magnus50–55
  6. Louis IX of France38–39
  7. Roger Bacon30–35
  8. Nasreddin44–45
  9. Edward I14
  10. Pope Boniface VIII18
  11. Pope Celestine V37–38
  12. Alexander Nevsky33
  13. Hulegu Khan36
  14. Bonaventure31–32
  15. Pope John XXII8–9
  16. Alfonso X of Castile32
  17. Pope Urban IV65–70
  18. Henry III of England46
  19. Pope Gregory X42–43
  20. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi52
  21. Ramon Llull18–23
  22. Pope Benedict XI12–13
  23. Pope Clement IV63
  24. Pope Nicholas III33–43
  25. Pope Innocent V27–28
  26. Pope Nicholas IV26
  27. Pope John XXI37–43
  28. Clare of Assisi59 †
  29. Pope Adrian V48
  30. Pope Martin IV33
  31. Philip III of France8
  32. Pope Honorius IV40–45
  33. Rudolf I of Germany35
  34. Charles I of Anjou27
  35. Cimabue10–15
  36. Yunus Emre9–14

Where the people alive in 1253 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in 1253. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list