Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1359?

30 of the people we track were surely alive in 1359. 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 1359

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer13–18
  2. Ibn Battuta55
  3. Ibn Khaldun27
  4. Petrarch55
  5. Hafez31–36
  6. Timur23
  7. Giovanni Boccaccio45–46
  8. Orhan78
  9. Bayezid I3–7
  10. Edward III47
  11. John Wycliffe29–39
  12. Catherine of Siena12
  13. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor43
  14. Pope Urban V48–49
  15. Pope Gregory XI27–30
  16. Pope Innocent VI74–77
  17. Murad I33
  18. Pope Urban VI38–43
  19. Pope Gregory XII22–26
  20. Charles V of France21
  21. Pope Innocent VII19–23
  22. Pope Boniface IX2–3
  23. Bridget of Sweden55–56
  24. Hongwu Emperor31
  25. John II of France40
  26. Edward the Black Prince29
  27. Margaret I of Denmark5–6
  28. Manuel II Palaiologos9
  29. Dmitry Donskoy9
  30. Casimir III the Great49

Where the people alive in 1359 were born

The 30 best known of those alive in 1359. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (30 of 30 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list