Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1296?

31 of the people we track were surely alive in 1296. 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 1296: Pope Celestine V.

  1. Dante Alighieri28–33
  2. Marco Polo42
  3. Osman I38
  4. Giotto19–29
  5. William of Ockham7–9
  6. William Wallace25–26
  7. Edward I57
  8. Pope Boniface VIII61
  9. Philip IV of France28
  10. Orhan15
  11. Mansa Musa13–18
  12. Pope Celestine V80 or 81 †
  13. Pope John XXII51–52
  14. Amir Khusrau42–43
  15. Ibn Taymiyya33
  16. Pope Clement V31–32
  17. Duns Scotus29–30
  18. Pope Benedict XII15–16
  19. Pope Innocent VI11–14
  20. Edward II12
  21. Pope Clement VI4–5
  22. Robert the Bruce22
  23. Ramon Llull61–66
  24. Pope Benedict XI55–56
  25. Meister Eckhart33–38
  26. Philip VI of France3
  27. Louis X of France7
  28. Charles IV of France2
  29. Duccio38–43
  30. Cimabue53–58
  31. Yunus Emre52–57

Where the people alive in 1296 were born

The 31 best known of those alive in 1296. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 31 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list