Artists & Writers

Medieval era

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor

November 1, 1165 – September 28, 1197

Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197

Medieval era

Conradin

March 25, 1252 – October 29, 1268

Duke of Swabia, King of Jerusalem and King of Sicily (1252–1268)

Medieval era

Peter III of Aragon

1239 – 1285

King of Aragon and Valencia (1276–85); King of Sicily (1282–85)

Medieval era

Peter Chelcicky

1390 – 1460

15th century Bohemian Christian radical

Medieval era

Theophanes the Greek

1340 – 1410

Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)

Medieval era

Saint Cyril

827 CE – February 14, 869 CE

Christian missionary to the Slavs (9th c.)

Medieval era

Saint Methodius

815 CE – April 6, 885 CE

Christian missionary to the Slavs

Ancient era

Pope Leo I

390 CE – November 11, 461 CE

Pope from 440 to 461 (390–461)

Medieval era

Pope Gregory VII

c. 1020 – May 25, 1085

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085

Medieval era

Pope Innocent III

February 22, 1160 – July 16, 1216

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

Medieval era

Pope Boniface VIII

1235 – October 11, 1303

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303

Medieval era

Alcuin

724 CE – May 19, 804 CE

8th-century Northumbrian scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher

Medieval era

Isidore of Seville

560 CE – April 4, 636 CE

Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian and bishop (c. 560–636)

Medieval era

Bede

672 CE – 735 CE

Anglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)

Medieval era

Columbanus

540 CE – November 23, 615 CE

Irish missionary and saint (540-615)

Medieval era

Cuthbert

635 CE – March 20, 687 CE

7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop, monk, hermit and saint (635–687)

Medieval era

Adalbert of Prague

956 CE – April 23, 997 CE

Bohemian missionary and saint (c.956–997)

Medieval era

John of Damascus

675 CE – December 4, 749 CE

Christian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)

Medieval era

Albertus Magnus

1193 – 1280

German-Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200–1280)

Medieval era

Duns Scotus

1265 – November 8, 1308

Priest, friar, philosopher, theologian, college teacher

Medieval era

Marsilio Ficino

October 19, 1433 – October 1, 1499

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

Medieval era

Pico della Mirandola

February 24, 1463 – November 17, 1494

Italian Renaissance philosopher (1463–1494)

Medieval era

Bridget of Sweden

1303 – July 23, 1373

Swedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

Medieval era

Margery Kempe

b. 1373

British Christian mystic and author

Medieval era

Pope Formosus

816 CE – April 4, 896 CE

Pope

Medieval era

Solomon ibn Gabirol

1021 – 1058

11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher

Medieval era

Benjamin of Tudela

1130 – 1174

Jewish explorer and writer

Medieval era

Gildas

500 CE – January 29, 570 CE

6th-century British monk, writer and saint

Medieval era

Paul the Deacon

720 CE – 799 CE

8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian

Medieval era

Liutprand of Cremona

c. 922 CE – 972 CE

Italian historian, diplomat, and Bishop of Cremona (920-972)

Medieval era

Adam of Bremen

c. 1100 – c. 1085

11th-century German historian and chronicler

Medieval era

William of Tyre

1130 – 1186

Medieval prelate and chronicler, archbishop of Tyre

Medieval era

Michael Psellos

1018 – 1078

11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court official

Medieval era

John Scotus Eriugena

c. 800 CE – 877 CE

Irish Catholic philosopher and theologian (c. 800 – c. 877)

Medieval era

Peter the Venerable

1092 – December 25, 1156

French abbot and saint

Medieval era

Lorenzo Valla

1407 – August 1, 1457

Italian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407–1457)

Medieval era

Leonardo Bruni

1369 – 1444

Italian humanist historian (c. 1370–1444)

Medieval era

Poggio Bracciolini

February 11, 1380 – October 30, 1459

Italian scholar, writer and humanist (1380–1459)

Medieval era

Manuel Chrysoloras

1350 – September 15, 1415

Byzantine Greek scholar, diplomat, and professor (c. 1350–1415)

Medieval era

Gerard of Cremona

1114 – 1187

Italian translator and astrologer (c. 1114 – 1187)

Medieval era

John of Salisbury

c. 1110 – October 25, 1180

English philosopher and theologian (ca 1115-1180)

Medieval era

Alain de Lille

c. 1117 – December 29, 1202

French theologian and poet

Medieval era

Vincent of Beauvais

1190 – 1264

13th century French encyclopedist

Medieval era

Siger of Brabant

1235 – November 10, 1284

Belgian philosopher, c. 1240–1284

Medieval era

Giles of Rome

1243 – December 22, 1316

Roman Catholic archbishop

Medieval era

Marie de France

c. 1101 – c. 1300

Medieval poet

Medieval era

Chretien de Troyes

c. 1135 – c. 1181

12th century French poet and trouvère

Medieval era

Wolfram von Eschenbach

1170 – 1220

German knight and poet (1170–1220)

Medieval era

Walther von der Vogelweide

1170 – 1230

German minstrel singer (c. 1170 – c. 1230)

Medieval era

Jean Froissart

1337 – 1405

French writer

Medieval era

Jean de Joinville

1224 – December 24, 1317

French chronicler

Christine de Pizan

d. 1430

French poet and author (1364 – c. 1430)

Medieval era

Francois Villon

1431 – 1463

French poet and criminal

Medieval era

William Langland

1332 – 1386

English writer

Medieval era

Thomas Malory

1405 – March 14, 1471

English writer, author of Le Morte d'Arthur (1405–1471)

Medieval era

Ramon Llull

1232 – 1316

Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)

Medieval era

Guido of Arezzo

992 CE – 1050

11th century Italian monk, inventor of modern musical notation

Medieval era

Guillaume de Machaut

1300 – 1377

Medieval French composer and poet (c. 1300–1377)

Medieval era

Cimabue

1240 – 1302

Italian artist (1240–1302)

Medieval era

Duccio

1255 – 1319

Italian painter