Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1308?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1308. 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 1308: Duns Scotus.

  1. Dante Alighieri40–45
  2. Marco Polo54
  3. Ibn Battuta4
  4. Petrarch4
  5. Osman I50
  6. Giotto31–41
  7. William of Ockham19–21
  8. Philip IV of France40
  9. Orhan27
  10. Mansa Musa25–30
  11. Pope John XXII63–64
  12. Amir Khusrau54–55
  13. Ibn Taymiyya45
  14. Pope Clement V43–44
  15. Duns Scotus41 or 42 †
  16. Pope Benedict XII27–28
  17. Pope Innocent VI23–26
  18. Edward II24
  19. Pope Clement VI16–17
  20. Robert the Bruce34
  21. Ramon Llull73–78
  22. Meister Eckhart45–50
  23. Philip VI of France15
  24. Bridget of Sweden4–5
  25. Louis X of France19
  26. Charles IV of France14
  27. Duccio50–55
  28. Yunus Emre64–69

Where the people alive in 1308 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1308. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list