Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1422?

41 of the people we track were surely alive in 1422. 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.

Died in 1422: Henry V of England and Charles VI of France.

Events in 1422

  1. Joan of Arc7–12
  2. Johannes Gutenberg15–29
  3. Zheng He50–51
  4. Donatello33–38
  5. Pope Pius II17
  6. Leon Battista Alberti18
  7. Pope Callixtus III43
  8. Henry V of England35 †
  9. Jan van Eyck29–34
  10. Jami8
  11. Pope Eugene IV38–39
  12. Pope Nicholas V23–27
  13. Skanderbeg17
  14. Pope Sixtus IV8
  15. Nicholas of Cusa20–21
  16. Pope Paul II5
  17. Pope Martin V52–54
  18. Murad II18
  19. Christine de Pizan58
  20. Charles VI of France53 †
  21. Masaccio21
  22. Ulugh Beg28
  23. Thomas à Kempis39–44
  24. Charles VII of France19
  25. Fra Angelico21–32
  26. Sejong the Great25
  27. Władysław II Jagiełło59–60
  28. Constantine XI Palaiologos18
  29. Henry VI of England1
  30. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor54
  31. Andrei Rublev52–62
  32. Filippo Brunelleschi44–45
  33. Piero della Francesca6–7
  34. Prince Henry the Navigator28
  35. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor7
  36. Zeami Motokiyo56–61
  37. James I of Scotland28
  38. Manuel II Palaiologos72
  39. Cosimo de' Medici33
  40. Rogier van der Weyden21–32
  41. Lorenzo Valla14–15

Where the people alive in 1422 were born

The 41 best known of those alive in 1422. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (41 of 41 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list