Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1429?

39 of the people we track were surely alive in 1429. 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 1429

  1. Joan of Arc14–19
  2. Johannes Gutenberg22–36
  3. Zheng He57–58
  4. Donatello40–45
  5. Pope Pius II24
  6. Leon Battista Alberti25
  7. Pope Callixtus III50
  8. Jan van Eyck36–41
  9. Jami15
  10. Pope Eugene IV45–46
  11. Pope Nicholas V30–34
  12. Louis XI6
  13. Skanderbeg24
  14. Pope Sixtus IV15
  15. Nicholas of Cusa27–28
  16. Pope Paul II12
  17. Pope Martin V59–61
  18. Murad II25
  19. Christine de Pizan65
  20. Ulugh Beg35
  21. Thomas à Kempis46–51
  22. Charles VII of France26
  23. Fra Angelico28–39
  24. Sejong the Great32
  25. Władysław II Jagiełło66–67
  26. Constantine XI Palaiologos25
  27. Henry VI of England8
  28. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor61
  29. Andrei Rublev59–69
  30. Filippo Brunelleschi51–52
  31. Piero della Francesca13–14
  32. Prince Henry the Navigator35
  33. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor14
  34. Zeami Motokiyo63–68
  35. James I of Scotland35
  36. Cosimo de' Medici40
  37. Rogier van der Weyden28–39
  38. Christian I of Denmark3
  39. Lorenzo Valla21–22

Where the people alive in 1429 were born

The 39 best known of those alive in 1429. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (39 of 39 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list