Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1284?

36 of the people we track were surely alive in 1284. 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 1284: Edward II.

Died in 1284: Alfonso X of Castile.

  1. Dante Alighieri16–21
  2. Marco Polo30
  3. Saadi Shirazi71–76
  4. Kublai Khan69
  5. Osman I26
  6. Giotto7–17
  7. Roger Bacon61–66
  8. William Wallace13–14
  9. Nasreddin75–76
  10. Edward I45
  11. Pope Boniface VIII49
  12. Philip IV of France16
  13. Orhan3
  14. Mansa Musa1–6
  15. Pope Celestine V68–69
  16. Pope John XXII39–40
  17. Amir Khusrau30–31
  18. Ibn Taymiyya21
  19. Alfonso X of Castile62 †
  20. Pope Clement V19–20
  21. Duns Scotus17–18
  22. Pope Benedict XII3–4
  23. Edward IIborn
  24. Robert the Bruce10
  25. Ramon Llull49–54
  26. Pope Benedict XI43–44
  27. Meister Eckhart21–26
  28. Pope Nicholas IV57
  29. Pope Martin IV64
  30. Philip III of France39
  31. Pope Honorius IV71–76
  32. Duccio26–31
  33. Rudolf I of Germany66
  34. Charles I of Anjou58
  35. Cimabue41–46
  36. Yunus Emre40–45

Where the people alive in 1284 were born

The 36 best known of those alive in 1284. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 36 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list