Who was alive in 1418?
41 of the people we track were surely alive in 1418. 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 1418
- Hundred Years’ War 1337–1453
Joan of Arc3–8
Johannes Gutenberg11–25
Zheng He46–47
Donatello29–34
Pope Pius II13
Leon Battista Alberti14
Pope Callixtus III39
Henry V of England32
Jan van Eyck25–30
Jami4
Pope Eugene IV34–35
Pope Nicholas V19–23
Skanderbeg13
Pope Sixtus IV4
Nicholas of Cusa16–17
Pope Paul II1
Pope Martin V48–50
Murad II14
Christine de Pizan54
Charles VI of France50
Masaccio17
Ulugh Beg24
Thomas à Kempis35–40
Charles VII of France15
Fra Angelico17–28- Sejong the Great21
Władysław II Jagiełło55–56
Constantine XI Palaiologos14
Mehmed I31–32
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor50- Andrei Rublev48–58
Filippo Brunelleschi40–41- Piero della Francesca2–3
Prince Henry the Navigator24
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor3- Zeami Motokiyo52–57
James I of Scotland24
Manuel II Palaiologos68
Cosimo de' Medici29
Rogier van der Weyden17–28
Lorenzo Valla10–11
Where the people alive in 1418 were born
Birthplaces as a list
- Joan of Arc: Domrémy-la-Pucelle
- Johannes Gutenberg: Mainz
- Zheng He: Kunming
- Donatello: Florence
- Pope Pius II: Pienza
- Leon Battista Alberti: Genoa
- Pope Callixtus III: Torreta de Canals
- Henry V of England: Monmouth Castle
- Jan van Eyck: Maaseik
- Jami: Khargerd
- Pope Eugene IV: Venice
- Pope Nicholas V: Sarzana
- Skanderbeg: Sinë
- Pope Sixtus IV: Celle Ligure
- Nicholas of Cusa: Bernkastel-Kues
- Pope Paul II: Venice
- Pope Martin V: Genazzano
- Murad II: Amasya
- Christine de Pizan: Venice
- Charles VI of France: Paris
- Masaccio: San Giovanni Valdarno
- Ulugh Beg: Soltaniyeh
- Thomas à Kempis: Kempen
- Charles VII of France: Paris
- Fra Angelico: Vicchio
- Sejong the Great: Tongin-dong
- Władysław II Jagiełło: Vilnius
- Constantine XI Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Mehmed I: Bursa
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor: Free Imperial City of Nuremberg
- Andrei Rublev: Grand Principality of Moscow
- Filippo Brunelleschi: Florence
- Piero della Francesca: Sansepolcro
- Prince Henry the Navigator: Porto
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor: Innsbruck
- Zeami Motokiyo: Iga Province
- James I of Scotland: Dunfermline Palace
- Manuel II Palaiologos: Constantinople
- Cosimo de' Medici: Florence
- Rogier van der Weyden: Tournai
- Lorenzo Valla: Rome