Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1424?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1424. 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 1424

  1. Joan of Arc9–14
  2. Johannes Gutenberg17–31
  3. Zheng He52–53
  4. Donatello35–40
  5. Pope Pius II19
  6. Leon Battista Alberti20
  7. Pope Callixtus III45
  8. Jan van Eyck31–36
  9. Jami10
  10. Pope Eugene IV40–41
  11. Pope Nicholas V25–29
  12. Louis XI1
  13. Skanderbeg19
  14. Pope Sixtus IV10
  15. Nicholas of Cusa22–23
  16. Pope Paul II7
  17. Pope Martin V54–56
  18. Murad II20
  19. Christine de Pizan60
  20. Masaccio23
  21. Ulugh Beg30
  22. Thomas à Kempis41–46
  23. Charles VII of France21
  24. Fra Angelico23–34
  25. Sejong the Great27
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło61–62
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos20
  28. Henry VI of England3
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor56
  30. Andrei Rublev54–64
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi46–47
  32. Piero della Francesca8–9
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator30
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor9
  35. Zeami Motokiyo58–63
  36. James I of Scotland30
  37. Manuel II Palaiologos74
  38. Cosimo de' Medici35
  39. Rogier van der Weyden23–34
  40. Lorenzo Valla16–17

Where the people alive in 1424 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1424. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list