Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1355?

28 of the people we track were surely alive in 1355. 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.

Events in 1355

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer9–14
  2. Ibn Battuta51
  3. Ibn Khaldun23
  4. Petrarch51
  5. Hafez27–32
  6. Timur19
  7. Giovanni Boccaccio41–42
  8. Orhan74
  9. Edward III43
  10. John Wycliffe25–35
  11. Catherine of Siena8
  12. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor39
  13. Pope Urban V44–45
  14. Pope Gregory XI23–26
  15. Pope Innocent VI70–73
  16. Murad I29
  17. Pope Urban VI34–39
  18. Pope Gregory XII18–22
  19. Charles V of France17
  20. Pope Innocent VII15–19
  21. Bridget of Sweden51–52
  22. Hongwu Emperor27
  23. John II of France36
  24. Edward the Black Prince25
  25. Margaret I of Denmark1–2
  26. Manuel II Palaiologos5
  27. Dmitry Donskoy5
  28. Casimir III the Great45

Where the people alive in 1355 were born

The 28 best known of those alive in 1355. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (28 of 28 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list