Who was alive in 1240?

589 well-known people were alive in 1240, including Thomas Aquinas, Rumi, Fibonacci. Here are the 80 most notable:

Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) — Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church (1225–1274)
Rumi (1207–1273) — Iranian poet
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
Edward I of England (1239–1307) — King of England from 1272 to 1307
Ibn Arabi (1165–1240) — Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240)
Boniface VIII (1235–1303) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303
Gregory IX (1170–1241) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241
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
Bonaventure (1221–1274) — Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, Doctor of the Church, Catholic saint
Hulegu Khan (1217–1265) — Western Asian Mongol ruler (c. 1217–1265)
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
Alfonso X of Castile and Leon (1221–1284) — King of Castile from 1252 to 1284
Alexander IV (1200–1261) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274) — Persian astronomer (1201–1274)
Ramon Llull (1232–1316) — Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)
Clement IV (1190–1268) — Pope (1265-1268)
Nicholas III (1215–1280) — Pope from 1277 to 1280
Innocent V (1225–1276) — 185th Pope of the Catholic Church
Benedict XI (1240–1304) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304
Nicholas IV (1227–1292) — pope of the Catholic Church from 1288 to 1292 (1227–1292)
John XXI (1215–1277) — pope (1276-1277)
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
Chagatai Khan (1183–1242) — second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242)
Rudolph I of Germany (1218–1291) — count of Habsburg, king of Germany (1218–1291)
Cimabue (1240–1302) — Italian artist (1240–1302)
Charles I of Naples (1226–1285) — King of Sicily (1226-1285)
Razia Sultana (1205–1240) — 5th monarch of the Delhi Sultanate
Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224–1282) — founder of the Palaiologan dynasty (1224–1282)
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
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1161–) — King of Jerusalem (1161-1185) (r. 1174-1185)
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
Madhvacharya (1238–1317) — 13th-century Hindu Dvaita philosopher
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
Baibars (1223–1277) — 4th Sultan of Egypt from 1260 to 1277
Peter III of Aragon (1240–1285) — King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85)
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)
Theodore II Laskaris (1221–1258) — Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258
Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233–1278) — King of Bohemia (1253-1278)
Subutai (1175–1248) — primary military strategist and general under Genghis Khan and Ögedei Khan
Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248) — spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Rumi
Sancho II of Portugal (1207–1248) — King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248
Eleanor of Provence (1222–1291) — Queen of England (1223-1291)
Berke (1209–1267) — Khan of the Golden Horde from 1257 to 1266
Adam de la Halle (1237–1288) — French poet, composer and trouvère
Robert Grosseteste (1168–1253) — English bishop and philosopher
Haakon IV of Norway (1204–1263) — King of Norway
Margaret of Provence (1221–1295) — Queen of France 1234-1270
Nichiren (1222–1282) — Founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan
Conrad IV of Germany (1228–1254) — King of Germany, Sicily and Jerusalem
Al-Nawawi (1233–1278) — Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar (1233–1277)
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
Bar Hebraeus (1226–1286) — Primate of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch (1226–1286)

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