Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1299?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1299. 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 Alighieri31–36
  2. Marco Polo45
  3. Osman I41
  4. Giotto22–32
  5. William of Ockham10–12
  6. William Wallace28–29
  7. Edward I60
  8. Pope Boniface VIII64
  9. Philip IV of France31
  10. Orhan18
  11. Mansa Musa16–21
  12. Pope John XXII54–55
  13. Amir Khusrau45–46
  14. Ibn Taymiyya36
  15. Pope Clement V34–35
  16. Duns Scotus32–33
  17. Pope Benedict XII18–19
  18. Pope Innocent VI14–17
  19. Edward II15
  20. Pope Clement VI7–8
  21. Robert the Bruce25
  22. Ramon Llull64–69
  23. Pope Benedict XI58–59
  24. Meister Eckhart36–41
  25. Philip VI of France6
  26. Louis X of France10
  27. Charles IV of France5
  28. Duccio41–46
  29. Cimabue56–61
  30. Yunus Emre55–60

Where the people alive in 1299 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 1299. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list