Who was alive in 1388?
31 of the people we track were surely alive in 1388. 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 1388
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Geoffrey Chaucer42–47
Ibn Khaldun56
Hafez60–65
Timur52
Zheng He16–17
Jan Hus8–18
Pope Callixtus III9
Henry V of England2
Bayezid I32–36
Pope Eugene IV4–5
Pope Martin V18–20
Christine de Pizan24
Charles VI of France20
Thomas à Kempis5–10
Murad I62
Pope Urban VI67–72
Pope Gregory XII51–55
Władysław II Jagiełło25–26
Richard II of England21- Pope Innocent VII48–52
Henry IV of England21
Mehmed I1–2
Pope Boniface IX31–32
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor20- Andrei Rublev18–28
Filippo Brunelleschi10–11
Hongwu Emperor60- Zeami Motokiyo22–27
Margaret I of Denmark34–35
Manuel II Palaiologos38
Dmitry Donskoy38
Where the people alive in 1388 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Geoffrey Chaucer: London
- Ibn Khaldun: Tunis
- Hafez: Shiraz
- Timur: Shahrisabz
- Zheng He: Kunming
- Jan Hus: Husinec
- Pope Callixtus III: Torreta de Canals
- Henry V of England: Monmouth Castle
- Bayezid I: Edirne
- Pope Eugene IV: Venice
- Pope Martin V: Genazzano
- Christine de Pizan: Venice
- Charles VI of France: Paris
- Thomas à Kempis: Kempen
- Murad I: Bursa
- Pope Urban VI: Itri
- Pope Gregory XII: Venice
- Władysław II Jagiełło: Vilnius
- Richard II of England: Bordeaux
- Pope Innocent VII: Sulmona
- Henry IV of England: Bolingbroke Castle
- Mehmed I: Bursa
- Pope Boniface IX: Naples
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor: Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
- Andrei Rublev: Grand Principality of Moscow
- Filippo Brunelleschi: Florence
- Hongwu Emperor: Fengyang County
- Zeami Motokiyo: Iga Province
- Margaret I of Denmark: Søborg Castle
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Dmitry Donskoy: Moscow