Claim profile
900–999

The 10th century

Whose working lives fell in the 10th century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 10th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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FieldAllHistorical FiguresWritersPoliticiansReligious FiguresModelsAcademicsActorsScientistsDoctorsArtists
  1. 1Otto I, Holy Roman EmperorOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor912–973 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models13 decades
  2. 2Henry the FowlerHenry the Fowler876–936 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  3. 3Conrad I of GermanyConrad I of Germany881–918 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  4. 4Louis the ChildLouis the Child893–911 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  5. 5Henry II, Duke of BavariaHenry II, Duke of Bavaria951–995 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  6. 6Widukind of CorveyWidukind of Corvey925–973 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers0 decades
  7. 7Henry IHenry I920–955 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  8. 8Arnulf, Duke of BavariaArnulf, Duke of Bavaria885–937 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9Gotthard of HildesheimGotthard of Hildesheim960–1038 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10Liudolf, Duke of SwabiaLiudolf, Duke of Swabia930–957 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11WilligisWilligis940–1011 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  12. 12Otto I, Duke of Swabia and BavariaOtto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria954–982 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  13. 13Bernward of HildesheimBernward of Hildesheim960–1022 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  14. 14AdalbertAdalbert910–981 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writersnot measured—
  15. 15HVHenry V, Duke of Bavaria960–1026 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Politicians22 decades
  16. 16GBGershom ben Judah961–1040 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Academics0 decades
  17. 17Adelaide, Abbess of VilichAdelaide, Abbess of Vilich960–1015 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  18. 18Conrad of ConstanceConrad of Constance900–975 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures10 decades
  19. 19LOLanzelin of Altenburg945–991 · 🇩🇪 Germany7 decades
  20. 20Dirk I, Count of HollandDirk I, Count of Holland875–939 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  21. 21HIHenry III, Duke of Bavaria940–989 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  22. 22Otto II, Duke of SwabiaOtto II, Duke of Swabia950–1047 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  23. 23Welf III, Count of AltdorfWelf III, Count of Altdorf940–1030 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures7 decades
  24. 24EgbertEgbert950–993 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures14 decades
  25. 25HIHerman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia900–996 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  26. 26BOBerthold of Schweinfurt926–980 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models0 decades
  27. 27Wichmann the YoungerWichmann the Younger930–967 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  28. 28PDPoppo, Duke of Thuringia900–906 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  29. 29WIWilliam II, Count of Weimar930–1003 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  30. 30Hatto IIHatto II950–970 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  31. 31HOHerbert of Wetterau925–992 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  32. 32Aquilinus of MilanAquilinus of Milan950–1015 · 🇩🇪 Germanynot measured—
  33. 33Hedwig of SwabiaHedwig of Swabia950–994 · 🇩🇪 Germany20 decades
  34. 34WIWilliam I of Weimar900–963 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  35. 35AdaldagAdaldag900–988 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  36. 36Arnulf of BavariaArnulf of Bavaria913–954 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures5 decades
  37. 37TyrkerTyrker950–1100 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures3 decades
  38. 38RIRudolf II, Count of Altdorf927–992 · 🇩🇪 Germanynot measured—
  39. 39Gebhard of ConstanceGebhard of Constance949–995 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures15 decades
  40. 40DIDietmar I, Archbishop of Salzburg900–907 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures15 decades
  41. 41WIWigger I950–981 · 🇩🇪 Germanynot measured—
  42. 42BIBerchtold I de Bavière930–1000 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  43. 43WDWigbert de Misnie950–976 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Modelsnot measured—
  44. 44Ruotbert von TrierRuotbert von Trier900–956 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45VIVolkmar I900–961 · 🇩🇪 Germany0 decades
  46. 46PIPoppon II de Rott950–1040 · 🇩🇪 Germanynot measured—

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.