Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1423?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1423. 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.

Born in 1423: Louis XI.

Events in 1423

  1. Joan of Arc8–13
  2. Johannes Gutenberg16–30
  3. Zheng He51–52
  4. Donatello34–39
  5. Pope Pius II18
  6. Leon Battista Alberti19
  7. Pope Callixtus III44
  8. Jan van Eyck30–35
  9. Jami9
  10. Pope Eugene IV39–40
  11. Pope Nicholas V24–28
  12. Louis XIborn
  13. Skanderbeg18
  14. Pope Sixtus IV9
  15. Nicholas of Cusa21–22
  16. Pope Paul II6
  17. Pope Martin V53–55
  18. Murad II19
  19. Christine de Pizan59
  20. Masaccio22
  21. Ulugh Beg29
  22. Thomas à Kempis40–45
  23. Charles VII of France20
  24. Fra Angelico22–33
  25. Sejong the Great26
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło60–61
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos19
  28. Henry VI of England2
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor55
  30. Andrei Rublev53–63
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi45–46
  32. Piero della Francesca7–8
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator29
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor8
  35. Zeami Motokiyo57–62
  36. James I of Scotland29
  37. Manuel II Palaiologos73
  38. Cosimo de' Medici34
  39. Rogier van der Weyden22–33
  40. Lorenzo Valla15–16

Where the people alive in 1423 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1423. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list