Who was alive in 1338?
26 of the people we track were surely alive in 1338. 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.
Born in 1338: Charles V of France.
Events in 1338
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Ibn Battuta34
Ibn Khaldun6
Petrarch34
Hafez10–15
Timur2
Giovanni Boccaccio24–25
William of Ockham49–51
Orhan57
Edward III26
John Wycliffe8–18
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor22
Pope Urban V27–28
Pope Gregory XI6–9
Pope Benedict XII57–58
Pope Innocent VI53–56
Murad I12
Pope Clement VI46–47
Pope Urban VI17–22
Pope Gregory XII1–5
Charles V of Franceborn
Philip VI of France45
Bridget of Sweden34–35
Hongwu Emperor10
John II of France19- Edward the Black Prince8
Casimir III the Great28
Where the people alive in 1338 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Ibn Battuta: Tangier
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Petrarch: Arezzo
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Giovanni Boccaccio: Florence
- 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
- Charles V of France: Château de Vincennes
- 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