Born in 1160
- Jun 23 John of Matha, French Christian saint and founder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity dedicated to ransoming Christians captured by North African marauders, born in Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, France (d. 1213)
- Oct 4 Alys, Countess of the Vexin, Daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)
Who Died in 1160
- Feb 11 Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
- May 3 Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)
- May 18 Erik IX Helgi, King of Sweden, dies at ~40
- Jul 20 Peter Lombard, French theologian
- Jul 21 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies