Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1440?

43 of the people we track were surely alive in 1440. 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 1440: Ivan III of Russia.

Events in 1440

  1. Johannes Gutenberg33–47
  2. Mehmed II8
  3. Donatello51–56
  4. Pope Alexander VI7–11
  5. François Villon8–9
  6. Vlad the Impaler8–12
  7. Pope Pius II35
  8. Leon Battista Alberti36
  9. Pope Callixtus III61
  10. Jan van Eyck47–52
  11. Jami26
  12. Pope Eugene IV56–57
  13. Pope Nicholas V41–45
  14. Louis XI17
  15. Skanderbeg35
  16. Pope Sixtus IV26
  17. Nicholas of Cusa38–39
  18. Pope Innocent VIII7–8
  19. Pope Paul II23
  20. Murad II36
  21. Pope Pius III1
  22. Ulugh Beg46
  23. Thomas à Kempis57–62
  24. Charles VII of France37
  25. Fra Angelico39–50
  26. Sejong the Great43
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos36
  28. Henry VI of England19
  29. Giovanni Bellini7–12
  30. Marsilio Ficino7
  31. Ivan III of Russiaborn
  32. Andrea Mantegna8–9
  33. Filippo Brunelleschi62–63
  34. Piero della Francesca24–25
  35. Prince Henry the Navigator46
  36. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor25
  37. Andrea del Verrocchio2–7
  38. Charles the Bold7
  39. Zeami Motokiyo74–79
  40. Cosimo de' Medici51
  41. Rogier van der Weyden39–50
  42. Christian I of Denmark14
  43. Lorenzo Valla32–33

Where the people alive in 1440 were born

The 43 best known of those alive in 1440. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (43 of 43 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list