Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1356?

29 of the people we track were surely alive in 1356. 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 1356

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer10–15
  2. Ibn Battuta52
  3. Ibn Khaldun24
  4. Petrarch52
  5. Hafez28–33
  6. Timur20
  7. Giovanni Boccaccio42–43
  8. Orhan75
  9. Bayezid I0–4
  10. Edward III44
  11. John Wycliffe26–36
  12. Catherine of Siena9
  13. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor40
  14. Pope Urban V45–46
  15. Pope Gregory XI24–27
  16. Pope Innocent VI71–74
  17. Murad I30
  18. Pope Urban VI35–40
  19. Pope Gregory XII19–23
  20. Charles V of France18
  21. Pope Innocent VII16–20
  22. Bridget of Sweden52–53
  23. Hongwu Emperor28
  24. John II of France37
  25. Edward the Black Prince26
  26. Margaret I of Denmark2–3
  27. Manuel II Palaiologos6
  28. Dmitry Donskoy6
  29. Casimir III the Great46

Where the people alive in 1356 were born

The 29 best known of those alive in 1356. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (29 of 29 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list