Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1280?

34 of the people we track were surely alive in 1280. 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 1280: Albertus Magnus and Pope Nicholas III.

  1. Dante Alighieri12–17
  2. Marco Polo26
  3. Saadi Shirazi67–72
  4. Kublai Khan65
  5. Osman I22
  6. Giotto3–13
  7. Albertus Magnus†
  8. Roger Bacon57–62
  9. William Wallace9–10
  10. Nasreddin71–72
  11. Edward I41
  12. Pope Boniface VIII45
  13. Philip IV of France12
  14. Pope Celestine V64–65
  15. Pope John XXII35–36
  16. Amir Khusrau26–27
  17. Ibn Taymiyya17
  18. Alfonso X of Castile59
  19. Pope Clement V15–16
  20. Duns Scotus13–14
  21. Robert the Bruce6
  22. Ramon Llull45–50
  23. Pope Benedict XI39–40
  24. Meister Eckhart17–22
  25. Pope Nicholas III†
  26. Pope Nicholas IV53
  27. Pope Martin IV60
  28. Philip III of France35
  29. Pope Honorius IV67–72
  30. Duccio22–27
  31. Rudolf I of Germany62
  32. Charles I of Anjou54
  33. Cimabue37–42
  34. Yunus Emre36–41

Where the people alive in 1280 were born

The 34 best known of those alive in 1280. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (34 of 34 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list