Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1315?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1315. 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 Alighieri47–52
  2. Marco Polo61
  3. Ibn Battuta11
  4. Petrarch11
  5. Giovanni Boccaccio1–2
  6. Osman I57
  7. Giotto38–48
  8. William of Ockham26–28
  9. Orhan34
  10. Edward III3
  11. Mansa Musa32–37
  12. Pope John XXII70–71
  13. Amir Khusrau61–62
  14. Ibn Taymiyya52
  15. Pope Urban V4–5
  16. Pope Benedict XII34–35
  17. Pope Innocent VI30–33
  18. Edward II31
  19. Pope Clement VI23–24
  20. Robert the Bruce41
  21. Meister Eckhart52–57
  22. Philip VI of France22
  23. Bridget of Sweden11–12
  24. Louis X of France26
  25. Charles IV of France21
  26. Duccio57–62
  27. Yunus Emre71–76
  28. Casimir III the Great5

Where the people alive in 1315 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1315. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list