Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1254?

37 of the people we track were surely alive in 1254. 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.

Born in 1254: Marco Polo.

  1. Marco Poloborn
  2. Thomas Aquinas29
  3. Rumi47
  4. Saadi Shirazi41–46
  5. Kublai Khan39
  6. Albertus Magnus51–56
  7. Louis IX of France39–40
  8. Roger Bacon31–36
  9. Nasreddin45–46
  10. Edward I15
  11. Pope Boniface VIII19
  12. Pope Celestine V38–39
  13. Alexander Nevsky34
  14. Hulegu Khan37
  15. Bonaventure32–33
  16. Pope John XXII9–10
  17. Amir Khusrau0–1
  18. Alfonso X of Castile33
  19. Pope Urban IV66–71
  20. Henry III of England47
  21. Pope Gregory X43–44
  22. Nasir al-Din al-Tusi53
  23. Ramon Llull19–24
  24. Pope Benedict XI13–14
  25. Pope Clement IV64
  26. Pope Nicholas III34–44
  27. Pope Innocent V28–29
  28. Pope Nicholas IV27
  29. Pope John XXI38–44
  30. Pope Adrian V49
  31. Pope Martin IV34
  32. Philip III of France9
  33. Pope Honorius IV41–46
  34. Rudolf I of Germany36
  35. Charles I of Anjou28
  36. Cimabue11–16
  37. Yunus Emre10–15

Where the people alive in 1254 were born

The 37 best known of those alive in 1254. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (36 of 37 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list