Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1427?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1427. 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 1427

  1. Joan of Arc12–17
  2. Johannes Gutenberg20–34
  3. Zheng He55–56
  4. Donatello38–43
  5. Pope Pius II22
  6. Leon Battista Alberti23
  7. Pope Callixtus III48
  8. Jan van Eyck34–39
  9. Jami13
  10. Pope Eugene IV43–44
  11. Pope Nicholas V28–32
  12. Louis XI4
  13. Skanderbeg22
  14. Pope Sixtus IV13
  15. Nicholas of Cusa25–26
  16. Pope Paul II10
  17. Pope Martin V57–59
  18. Murad II23
  19. Christine de Pizan63
  20. Masaccio26
  21. Ulugh Beg33
  22. Thomas à Kempis44–49
  23. Charles VII of France24
  24. Fra Angelico26–37
  25. Sejong the Great30
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło64–65
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos23
  28. Henry VI of England6
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor59
  30. Andrei Rublev57–67
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi49–50
  32. Piero della Francesca11–12
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator33
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor12
  35. Zeami Motokiyo61–66
  36. James I of Scotland33
  37. Cosimo de' Medici38
  38. Rogier van der Weyden26–37
  39. Christian I of Denmark1
  40. Lorenzo Valla19–20

Where the people alive in 1427 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1427. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list