Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 1442?

44 of the people we track were surely alive in 1442. 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 1442: Edward IV.

Events in 1442

  1. Johannes Gutenberg35–49
  2. Mehmed II10
  3. Donatello53–58
  4. Pope Alexander VI9–13
  5. François Villon10–11
  6. Vlad the Impaler10–14
  7. Pope Pius II37
  8. Leon Battista Alberti38
  9. Pope Callixtus III63
  10. Jami28
  11. Pope Eugene IV58–59
  12. Pope Nicholas V43–47
  13. Louis XI19
  14. Skanderbeg37
  15. Pope Sixtus IV28
  16. Nicholas of Cusa40–41
  17. Pope Innocent VIII9–10
  18. Pope Paul II25
  19. Murad II38
  20. Pope Pius III3
  21. Ulugh Beg48
  22. Thomas à Kempis59–64
  23. Charles VII of France39
  24. Fra Angelico41–52
  25. Sejong the Great45
  26. Edward IVborn
  27. Constantine XI Palaiologos38
  28. Henry VI of England21
  29. Giovanni Bellini9–14
  30. Marsilio Ficino9
  31. Ivan III of Russia2
  32. Andrea Mantegna10–11
  33. Ali-Shir Nava'i1
  34. Filippo Brunelleschi64–65
  35. Piero della Francesca26–27
  36. Prince Henry the Navigator48
  37. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor27
  38. Andrea del Verrocchio4–9
  39. Charles the Bold9
  40. Zeami Motokiyo76–81
  41. Cosimo de' Medici53
  42. Rogier van der Weyden41–52
  43. Christian I of Denmark16
  44. Lorenzo Valla34–35

Where the people alive in 1442 were born

The 44 best known of those alive in 1442. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (44 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list