Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1428?

40 of the people we track were surely alive in 1428. 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 1428: Masaccio.

Events in 1428

  1. Joan of Arc13–18
  2. Johannes Gutenberg21–35
  3. Zheng He56–57
  4. Donatello39–44
  5. Pope Pius II23
  6. Leon Battista Alberti24
  7. Pope Callixtus III49
  8. Jan van Eyck35–40
  9. Jami14
  10. Pope Eugene IV44–45
  11. Pope Nicholas V29–33
  12. Louis XI5
  13. Skanderbeg23
  14. Pope Sixtus IV14
  15. Nicholas of Cusa26–27
  16. Pope Paul II11
  17. Pope Martin V58–60
  18. Murad II24
  19. Christine de Pizan64
  20. Masaccio26 or 27 †
  21. Ulugh Beg34
  22. Thomas à Kempis45–50
  23. Charles VII of France25
  24. Fra Angelico27–38
  25. Sejong the Great31
  26. Władysław II Jagiełło65–66
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos24
  28. Henry VI of England7
  29. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor60
  30. Andrei Rublev58–68
  31. Filippo Brunelleschi50–51
  32. Piero della Francesca12–13
  33. Prince Henry the Navigator34
  34. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor13
  35. Zeami Motokiyo62–67
  36. James I of Scotland34
  37. Cosimo de' Medici39
  38. Rogier van der Weyden27–38
  39. Christian I of Denmark2
  40. Lorenzo Valla20–21

Where the people alive in 1428 were born

The 40 best known of those alive in 1428. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (40 of 40 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list