Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1426?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1426. 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 1426: Christian I of Denmark.

Events in 1426

  1. Joan of Arc11–16
  2. Johannes Gutenberg19–33
  3. Zheng He54–55
  4. Donatello37–42
  5. Pope Pius II21
  6. Leon Battista Alberti22
  7. Pope Callixtus III47
  8. Jan van Eyck33–38
  9. Jami12
  10. Pope Eugene IV42–43
  11. Pope Nicholas V27–31
  12. Louis XI3
  13. Skanderbeg21
  14. Pope Sixtus IV12
  15. Nicholas of Cusa24–25
  16. Pope Paul II9
  17. Pope Martin V56–58
  18. Murad II22
  19. Christine de Pizan62
  20. Masaccio25
  21. Ulugh Beg32
  22. Thomas à Kempis43–48
  23. Charles VII of France23
  24. Fra Angelico25–36
  25. Sejong the Great29
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło63–64
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos22
  28. Henry VI of England5
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor58
  30. Andrei Rublev56–66
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi48–49
  32. Piero della Francesca10–11
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator32
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor11
  35. Zeami Motokiyo60–65
  36. James I of Scotland32
  37. Cosimo de' Medici37
  38. Rogier van der Weyden25–36
  39. Christian I of Denmarkborn
  40. Lorenzo Valla18–19

Where the people alive in 1426 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1426. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list