Who was alive in 1337?
27 of the people we track were surely alive in 1337. 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 1337: Giotto and Mansa Musa.
Events in 1337
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Ibn Battuta33
Ibn Khaldun5
Petrarch33
Hafez9–14
Timur1
Giovanni Boccaccio23–24
Giotto†
William of Ockham48–50
Orhan56
Edward III25
John Wycliffe7–17
Mansa Musa†
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor21
Pope Urban V26–27
Pope Gregory XI5–8
Pope Benedict XII56–57
Pope Innocent VI52–55
Murad I11
Pope Clement VI45–46
Pope Urban VI16–21
Pope Gregory XII0–4
Philip VI of France44
Bridget of Sweden33–34
Hongwu Emperor9
John II of France18- Edward the Black Prince7
Casimir III the Great27
Where the people alive in 1337 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- Giotto: Vicchio
- William of Ockham: Ockham
- Orhan: Söğüt
- Edward III: Windsor Castle
- John Wycliffe: Hipswell
- Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor: Prague
- Pope Urban V: Château de Grizac
- Pope Gregory XI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Benedict XII: Saverdun
- Pope Innocent VI: Beyssac
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Clement VI: Rosiers-d'Égletons
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Philip VI of France: Fontainebleau
- Bridget of Sweden: Finsta
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- John II of France: Le Mans
- Edward the Black Prince: Woodstock Palace
- Casimir III the Great: Kowal