Who was alive in 1200?

640 well-known people were alive in 1200, including Genghis Khan, Francis of Assisi, Zhu Xi. Here are the 80 most notable:

Genghis Khan (1162–1227) — founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) — Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
Zhu Xi (1130–1200) — Chinese historian, neo-Confucian philosopher, poet, and politician during the Song dynasty (1130–1200)
Fibonacci (1170–1240) — Italian mathematician (c.1170–c.1240/50)
Moshe ben Maimon (1138–1204) — Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
Shota Rustaveli (1172–1216) — Georgian poet
Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) — German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
Innocent III (1160–1216) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216
John, King of England (1166–1216) — King of England from 1199 to 1216
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1195–1250) — King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1202) — Persian poet
Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) — Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
Gregory IX (1170–1241) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
Anthony of Padua (1195–1231) — Franciscan saint, Doctor of the Church (1195–1231)
Ögedei Khan (1186–1241) — Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) — Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)
Philip II of France (1165–1223) — King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223)
Urban III (1187–1200) — pope (1185–1187)
Honorius III (1148–1227) — head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227
Saint Dominic (1170–1221) — founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
Eugene III (1153–1200) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1145 to 1153
Urban IV (1185–1264) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
Alexander IV (1200–1261) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261
Clement IV (1190–1268) — Pope (1265-1268)
Louis VIII of France (1187–1226) — King of France 1223-1226 (1187–1226)
Attar of Nishapur (1145–1221) — Persian Sufi poet (c. 1145 – c. 1221)
Clare of Assisi (1194–1253) — Italian saint (1194–1253)
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124–1204) — Queen consort of France; Queen consort of England; suo jure Duchess of Aquitaine; patroness
Saxo Grammaticus (1150–1206) — Danish historian
Jochi (1182–1228) — military leader; eldest son of Genghis Khan
Chagatai Khan (1183–1242) — second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242)
Tamar of Georgia (1166–1213) — Queen regnant of Georgia from 1184 to 1213
Walther von der Vogelweide (1170–1230) — German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170–1220) — German knight and poet (1170–1220)
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175–1218) — Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 to 1218
Tolui (1191–1232) — son of Genghis Khan and regent of the Mongol Empire (c.1191 – 1232)
Alexander II of Scotland (1198–1249) — King of Alba from 1214 to 1249
Sancho I of Portugal (1154–1211) — King of Portugal (1185–1211)
Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223) — King of Portugal
al-Jazari (1164–1206) — mathematician and engineer from Jazira, Artuqid State (1164–1206)
Alexios IV Angelos (1182–1204) — Byzantine emperor; (1192-1204)
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–) — King of Jerusalem (1161-1185) (r. 1174-1185)
Andrew II of Hungary (1176–1235) — King of Hungary (1175-1235)
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182–1252) — Roman Catholic archbishop and traveller (1182–1252)
Ferdinand III of Castille (1199–1252) — 13th-century saint and king of Castile, Leon and Galicia
Dōgen (1200–1253) — Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher (1200-1253)
John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192–1254) — Emperor of Nicaea
Alexios III Angelos (1153–1211) — Byzantine emperor
Alexios V Doukas (1140–1204) — Byzantine emperor
Arnaut Daniel (1150–1210) — Occitan troubadour
Blanche of Castile (1188–1252) — Queen consort of France (1188–1252)
William the Lion (1142–1214) — King of Alba from 1165 to 1214
Isaac II Angelos (1155–1204) — Byzantine emperor (1155-1204)
Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155–1214) — King of Castile (1155-1214)
Subutai (1175–1248) — primary military strategist and general under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan
Yaqut al-Hamawi (1178–1229) — Arab bibliographer and geographer (1179–1229)
Muhammad of Ghor (1144–1206) — ruler of Ghurid Sultanate from 1173 to 1206
Niketas Choniates (1155–1217) — Greek historian (1155-1217)
Börte (1161–1230) — first wife of Genghis Khan
Saint Sava (1169–1235) — first archbishop of Serbs
Alfonso IX of León (1171–1230) — King of León and Galicia from 1188 to 1230
Theodore I Laskaris (1174–1221) — 13th-century emperor of Nicaea
Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248) — spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Rumi
Enrico Dandolo (1107–1205) — Doge of Venice (1107-1205)
Pérotin (1155–1230) — French composer
Ibn al-Athir (1160–1233) — Islamic historian, theologian and geographer (1160–1232/3)
Robert Grosseteste (1168–1253) — English bishop and philosopher
Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199–1205) — King of Hungary (1199–1205)
Valdemar II of Denmark (1170–1241) — King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241
Baldwin I of Constantinople (1172–1205) — Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1172 - c.1205)
Philip of Swabia (1177–1208) — King of the Germans, Duke of Toscana and Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208)
Qutb-ud-din Aibak (1150–1210) — founded of the Mamluk Dynasty (1150-1210)
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1150–1210) — 12th-century Sunni Muslim theologian and philosopher
Léonin (1135–1201) — French 12th-century composer associated with polyphony in Notre Dame
Jayadeva (1170–1245) — 12th century Sanskrit poet, best known for the "Gita Govinda"
Emeric, King of Hungary (1174–1204) — Hungarian king (1174-1204)
Adèle of Champagne (1140–1206) — Queen of the Franks from 1160 to 1180
Berengaria of Navarre (1165–1230) — Medieval English queen consort
Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168–1207) — Bulgarian tsar
Iltutmish (1192–1236) — 13th century ruler of the Delhi Sultinate

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