Who was alive in 1220?

602 well-known people were alive in 1220, including Genghis Khan, Rumi, Francis of Assisi. Here are the 80 most notable:

Genghis Khan (1162–1227) — founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire (1162–1227)
Rumi (1207–1273) — Iranian poet
Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) — Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)
Fibonacci (1170–1240) — Italian mathematician (c.1170–c.1240/50)
Saadi (1210–1292) — Persian poet
Kublai Khan (1215–1294) — founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294)
Albertus Magnus (1200–1280) — German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)
Louis IX of France (1214–1270) — King of France from 1226 to 1270 (1214–1270)
Roger Bacon (1220–1292) — English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292)
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1195–1250) — King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
Nasreddin (1208–1284) — philosopher, Sufi and wise man from Turkey, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes
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)
Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) — political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) — Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)
Batu Khan (1205–1255) — Khan of the Golden Horde
Celestine V (1215–1296) — 13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign
Philip II of France (1165–1223) — King of France, and the first to be called by that title (1165–1223)
Honorius III (1148–1227) — head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227
Hulegu Khan (1217–1265) — Western Asian Mongol ruler (c. 1217–1265)
Saint Dominic (1170–1221) — founder of the Dominican Order (1170–1221)
Urban IV (1185–1264) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264)
Henry III of England (1207–1272) — King of England from 1216 to 1272
Gregory X (1210–1276) — Pope from 1271 to 1276
Alexander IV (1200–1261) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) — Persian astronomer (1201–1274)
Clement IV (1190–1268) — Pope (1265-1268)
Nicholas III (1215–1280) — Pope from 1277 to 1280
Louis VIII of France (1187–1226) — King of France 1223-1226 (1187–1226)
John XXI (1215–1277) — pope (1276-1277)
Attar of Nishapur (1145–1221) — Persian Sufi poet (c. 1145 – c. 1221)
Clare of Assisi (1194–1253) — Italian saint (1194–1253)
Adrian V (1205–1276) — pope
Martin IV (1220–1285) — Head of the Catholic Church from 1281 to 1285
Honorius IV (1210–1287) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1285 to 1287
Jochi (1182–1228) — military leader; eldest son of Genghis Khan
Chagatai Khan (1183–1242) — second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242)
Walther von der Vogelweide (1170–1230) — German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)
Rudolph I of Germany (1218–1291) — count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218–1291)
Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231) — Catholic saint (1207−1231)
Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170–1220) — German knight and poet (1170–1220)
Razia Sultana (1205–1240) — 5th monarch of the Delhi Sultanate
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
James I of Aragon (1208–1276) — King of Aragon (1208–1276)
Möngke Khan (1209–1259) — Fourth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223) — King of Portugal
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)
Güyük Khan (1206–1248) — Third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192–1254) — Emperor of Nicaea
Afonso III of Portugal (1210–1279) — King of Portugal
William of Rubruck (1220–1293) — Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer
Mindaugas (1203–1263) — king of Lithuania
Ibn al-Nafis (1215–1280) — Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288)
Blanche of Castile (1188–1252) — Queen consort of France (1188–1252)
Béla IV of Hungary (1206–1270) — King of Hungary (1206-1270)
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)
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
Sancho II of Portugal (1207–1248) — King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248
Pérotin (1155–1230) — French composer
Berke (1209–1267) — Khan of the Golden Horde from 1257 to 1266
Ibn al-Athir (1160–1233) — Islamic historian, theologian and geographer (1160–1232/3)
Robert Grosseteste (1168–1253) — English bishop and philosopher
Haakon IV of Norway (1204–1263) — King of Norway
Valdemar II of Denmark (1170–1241) — King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208–1265) — Anglo-Norman nobleman who led a rebellion against King Henry III of England (1208-1265)
Theobald I of Navarre (1201–1253) — King of Navarre from 1234 to 1253
Jayadeva (1170–1245) — 12th century Sanskrit poet, best known for the "Gita Govinda"
Abel of Denmark (1218–1252) — King of Denmark

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