Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1318?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1318. 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 Alighieri50–55
  2. Marco Polo64
  3. Ibn Battuta14
  4. Petrarch14
  5. Giovanni Boccaccio4–5
  6. Osman I60
  7. Giotto41–51
  8. William of Ockham29–31
  9. Orhan37
  10. Edward III6
  11. Mansa Musa35–40
  12. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor2
  13. Pope John XXII73–74
  14. Amir Khusrau64–65
  15. Ibn Taymiyya55
  16. Pope Urban V7–8
  17. Pope Benedict XII37–38
  18. Pope Innocent VI33–36
  19. Edward II34
  20. Pope Clement VI26–27
  21. Robert the Bruce44
  22. Meister Eckhart55–60
  23. Philip VI of France25
  24. Bridget of Sweden14–15
  25. Charles IV of France24
  26. Duccio60–65
  27. Yunus Emre74–79
  28. Casimir III the Great8

Where the people alive in 1318 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1318. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (27 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list