Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1309?

27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1309. 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 Alighieri41–46
  2. Marco Polo55
  3. Ibn Battuta5
  4. Petrarch5
  5. Osman I51
  6. Giotto32–42
  7. William of Ockham20–22
  8. Philip IV of France41
  9. Orhan28
  10. Mansa Musa26–31
  11. Pope John XXII64–65
  12. Amir Khusrau55–56
  13. Ibn Taymiyya46
  14. Pope Clement V44–45
  15. Pope Benedict XII28–29
  16. Pope Innocent VI24–27
  17. Edward II25
  18. Pope Clement VI17–18
  19. Robert the Bruce35
  20. Ramon Llull74–79
  21. Meister Eckhart46–51
  22. Philip VI of France16
  23. Bridget of Sweden5–6
  24. Louis X of France20
  25. Charles IV of France15
  26. Duccio51–56
  27. Yunus Emre65–70

Where the people alive in 1309 were born

The 27 best known of those alive in 1309. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (26 of 27 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list