Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1347?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1347. 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 1347: Catherine of Siena.

Events in 1347

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer1–6
  2. Ibn Battuta43
  3. Ibn Khaldun15
  4. Petrarch43
  5. Hafez19–24
  6. Timur11
  7. Giovanni Boccaccio33–34
  8. William of Ockham58–60
  9. Orhan66
  10. Edward III35
  11. John Wycliffe17–27
  12. Catherine of Sienaborn
  13. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor31
  14. Pope Urban V36–37
  15. Pope Gregory XI15–18
  16. Pope Innocent VI62–65
  17. Murad I21
  18. Pope Clement VI55–56
  19. Pope Urban VI26–31
  20. Pope Gregory XII10–14
  21. Charles V of France9
  22. Pope Innocent VII7–11
  23. Philip VI of France54
  24. Bridget of Sweden43–44
  25. Hongwu Emperor19
  26. John II of France28
  27. Edward the Black Prince17
  28. Casimir III the Great37

Where the people alive in 1347 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1347. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (28 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list