Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1298?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1298. 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 Alighieri30–35
  2. Marco Polo44
  3. Osman I40
  4. Giotto21–31
  5. William of Ockham9–11
  6. William Wallace27–28
  7. Edward I59
  8. Pope Boniface VIII63
  9. Philip IV of France30
  10. Orhan17
  11. Mansa Musa15–20
  12. Pope John XXII53–54
  13. Amir Khusrau44–45
  14. Ibn Taymiyya35
  15. Pope Clement V33–34
  16. Duns Scotus31–32
  17. Pope Benedict XII17–18
  18. Pope Innocent VI13–16
  19. Edward II14
  20. Pope Clement VI6–7
  21. Robert the Bruce24
  22. Ramon Llull63–68
  23. Pope Benedict XI57–58
  24. Meister Eckhart35–40
  25. Philip VI of France5
  26. Louis X of France9
  27. Charles IV of France4
  28. Duccio40–45
  29. Cimabue55–60
  30. Yunus Emre54–59

Where the people alive in 1298 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 1298. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list