Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1317?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1317. 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 Alighieri49–54
  2. Marco Polo63
  3. Ibn Battuta13
  4. Petrarch13
  5. Giovanni Boccaccio3–4
  6. Osman I59
  7. Giotto40–50
  8. William of Ockham28–30
  9. Orhan36
  10. Edward III5
  11. Mansa Musa34–39
  12. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1
  13. Pope John XXII72–73
  14. Amir Khusrau63–64
  15. Ibn Taymiyya54
  16. Pope Urban V6–7
  17. Pope Benedict XII36–37
  18. Pope Innocent VI32–35
  19. Edward II33
  20. Pope Clement VI25–26
  21. Robert the Bruce43
  22. Meister Eckhart54–59
  23. Philip VI of France24
  24. Bridget of Sweden13–14
  25. Charles IV of France23
  26. Duccio59–64
  27. Yunus Emre73–78
  28. Casimir III the Great7

Where the people alive in 1317 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1317. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list