Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1441?

44 of the people we track were surely alive in 1441. 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 1441: Ali-Shir Nava'i.

Died in 1441: Jan van Eyck.

Events in 1441

  1. Johannes Gutenberg34–48
  2. Mehmed II9
  3. Donatello52–57
  4. Pope Alexander VI8–12
  5. François Villon9–10
  6. Vlad the Impaler9–13
  7. Pope Pius II36
  8. Leon Battista Alberti37
  9. Pope Callixtus III62
  10. Jan van Eyck†
  11. Jami27
  12. Pope Eugene IV57–58
  13. Pope Nicholas V42–46
  14. Louis XI18
  15. Skanderbeg36
  16. Pope Sixtus IV27
  17. Nicholas of Cusa39–40
  18. Pope Innocent VIII8–9
  19. Pope Paul II24
  20. Murad II37
  21. Pope Pius III2
  22. Ulugh Beg47
  23. Thomas à Kempis58–63
  24. Charles VII of France38
  25. Fra Angelico40–51
  26. Sejong the Great44
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos37
  28. Henry VI of England20
  29. Giovanni Bellini8–13
  30. Marsilio Ficino8
  31. Ivan III of Russia1
  32. Andrea Mantegna9–10
  33. Ali-Shir Nava'iborn
  34. Filippo Brunelleschi63–64
  35. Piero della Francesca25–26
  36. Prince Henry the Navigator47
  37. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor26
  38. Andrea del Verrocchio3–8
  39. Charles the Bold8
  40. Zeami Motokiyo75–80
  41. Cosimo de' Medici52
  42. Rogier van der Weyden40–51
  43. Christian I of Denmark15
  44. Lorenzo Valla33–34

Where the people alive in 1441 were born

The 44 best known of those alive in 1441. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (44 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list