Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1291?

33 of the people we track were surely alive in 1291. 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 1291: Rudolf I of Germany.

  1. Dante Alighieri23–28
  2. Marco Polo37
  3. Saadi Shirazi78–83
  4. Kublai Khan76
  5. Osman I33
  6. Giotto14–24
  7. William of Ockham2–4
  8. Roger Bacon68–73
  9. William Wallace20–21
  10. Edward I52
  11. Pope Boniface VIII56
  12. Philip IV of France23
  13. Orhan10
  14. Mansa Musa8–13
  15. Pope Celestine V75–76
  16. Pope John XXII46–47
  17. Amir Khusrau37–38
  18. Ibn Taymiyya28
  19. Pope Clement V26–27
  20. Duns Scotus24–25
  21. Pope Benedict XII10–11
  22. Pope Innocent VI6–9
  23. Edward II7
  24. Robert the Bruce17
  25. Ramon Llull56–61
  26. Pope Benedict XI50–51
  27. Meister Eckhart28–33
  28. Pope Nicholas IV64
  29. Louis X of France2
  30. Duccio33–38
  31. Rudolf I of Germany73 †
  32. Cimabue48–53
  33. Yunus Emre47–52

Where the people alive in 1291 were born

The 33 best known of those alive in 1291. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (32 of 33 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list