Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1297?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1297. 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.

  1. Dante Alighieri29–34
  2. Marco Polo43
  3. Osman I39
  4. Giotto20–30
  5. William of Ockham8–10
  6. William Wallace26–27
  7. Edward I58
  8. Pope Boniface VIII62
  9. Philip IV of France29
  10. Orhan16
  11. Mansa Musa14–19
  12. Pope John XXII52–53
  13. Amir Khusrau43–44
  14. Ibn Taymiyya34
  15. Pope Clement V32–33
  16. Duns Scotus30–31
  17. Pope Benedict XII16–17
  18. Pope Innocent VI12–15
  19. Edward II13
  20. Pope Clement VI5–6
  21. Robert the Bruce23
  22. Ramon Llull62–67
  23. Pope Benedict XI56–57
  24. Meister Eckhart34–39
  25. Philip VI of France4
  26. Louis X of France8
  27. Charles IV of France3
  28. Duccio39–44
  29. Cimabue54–59
  30. Yunus Emre53–58

Where the people alive in 1297 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 1297. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list