Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1425?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1425. 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 1425: Manuel II Palaiologos.

Events in 1425

  1. Joan of Arc10–15
  2. Johannes Gutenberg18–32
  3. Zheng He53–54
  4. Donatello36–41
  5. Pope Pius II20
  6. Leon Battista Alberti21
  7. Pope Callixtus III46
  8. Jan van Eyck32–37
  9. Jami11
  10. Pope Eugene IV41–42
  11. Pope Nicholas V26–30
  12. Louis XI2
  13. Skanderbeg20
  14. Pope Sixtus IV11
  15. Nicholas of Cusa23–24
  16. Pope Paul II8
  17. Pope Martin V55–57
  18. Murad II21
  19. Christine de Pizan61
  20. Masaccio24
  21. Ulugh Beg31
  22. Thomas à Kempis42–47
  23. Charles VII of France22
  24. Fra Angelico24–35
  25. Sejong the Great28
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło62–63
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos21
  28. Henry VI of England4
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor57
  30. Andrei Rublev55–65
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi47–48
  32. Piero della Francesca9–10
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator31
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor10
  35. Zeami Motokiyo59–64
  36. James I of Scotland31
  37. Manuel II Palaiologos75 †
  38. Cosimo de' Medici36
  39. Rogier van der Weyden24–35
  40. Lorenzo Valla17–18

Where the people alive in 1425 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1425. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list