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. 1Abe no SeimeiAbe no Seimei921-1005 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Scientists0 decades
  2. 2Emperor ReizeiEmperor Reizei950-1011 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Models0 decades
  3. 3UdaUda867-931 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured-
  4. 4MurakamiMurakami926-967 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured-
  5. 5Taira no MasakadoTaira no Masakado895-940 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  6. 6GenshinGenshin942-1017 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  7. 7SuzakuSuzaku923-952 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured-
  8. 8Ki no TsurayukiKi no Tsurayuki866-945 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  9. 9YōzeiYōzei869-949 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  10. 10Minamoto no YorimitsuMinamoto no Yorimitsu944-1021 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  11. 11En'yūEn'yū959-991 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Models0 decades
  12. 12Minamoto no TsunemotoMinamoto no Tsunemoto890-961 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  13. 13Akazome EmonAkazome Emon956-1100 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  14. 14FNFujiwara no Anshi927-964 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  15. 15Fujiwara no TadahiraFujiwara no Tadahira880-949 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  16. 16IseIse875-938 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  17. 17Fujiwara no Michitsuna no HahaFujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha935-995 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  18. 18FNFujiwara no Onshi885-954 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  19. 19Ōshikōchi no MitsuneŌshikōchi no Mitsune900-925 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  20. 20Fujiwara no KoretadaFujiwara no Koretada924-972 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  21. 21FNFujiwara no Koshi947-979 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  22. 22Kiyohara no MotosukeKiyohara no Motosuke908-990 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  23. 23Fujiwara no SaneyoriFujiwara no Saneyori900-970 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  24. 24Ono no MichikazeOno no Michikaze894-966 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  25. 25Fujiwara no KaneieFujiwara no Kaneie929-990 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  26. 26Minamoto no ShitagōMinamoto no Shitagō911-983 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  27. 27Takashina no TakakoTakashina no Takakodied 996 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  28. 28Fujiwara no TokihiraFujiwara no Tokihira871-909 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  29. 29Fujiwara no MichinobuFujiwara no Michinobu972-994 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  30. 30Fujiwara no OkikazeFujiwara no Okikaze900-1000 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  31. 31Fujiwara no MichitakaFujiwara no Michitaka953-995 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  32. 32Minamoto no ShigeyukiMinamoto no Shigeyukidied 1000 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  33. 33KūyaKūya903-972 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  34. 34Minamoto no MitsunakaMinamoto no Mitsunaka912-997 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  35. 35Minamoto no MuneyukiMinamoto no Muneyuki900-940 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  36. 36Kiyohara no FukayabuKiyohara no Fukayabuborn 900 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  37. 37Fujiwara no AsatadaFujiwara no Asatada910-967 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  38. 38Ōnakatomi no YoshinobuŌnakatomi no Yoshinobu921-991 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  39. 39Taira no KanemoriTaira no Kanemoridied 991 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  40. 40FNFujiwara no Yoritada924-989 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  41. 41Fujiwara no KanesukeFujiwara no Kanesuke877-933 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  42. 42Fujiwara no YoshitakaFujiwara no Yoshitaka954-974 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  43. 43Fujiwara no SadakataFujiwara no Sadakata873-932 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  44. 44Fujiwara no AtsutadaFujiwara no Atsutada906-943 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  45. 45RyōgenRyōgen912-985 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  46. 46FNFujiwara no Kanemichi925-977 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  47. 47Fujiwara no TadabumiFujiwara no Tadabumi873-947 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  48. 48Fujiwara no AkimitsuFujiwara no Akimitsu944-1021 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  49. 49Fujiwara no MichikaneFujiwara no Michikane961-995 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  50. 50NakatsukasaNakatsukasa912-991 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  51. 51Minamoto no HitoshiMinamoto no Hitoshi880-951 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  52. 52Motoyoshi-shinnōMotoyoshi-shinnō890-943 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  53. 53Saigū no NyōgoSaigū no Nyōgo929-985 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  54. 54Fujiwara no HidesatoFujiwara no Hidesato900-1000 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  55. 55Ōe no ChisatoŌe no Chisatoborn 900 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  56. 56Minamoto no KintadaMinamoto no Kintada889-948 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  57. 57Fujiwara no SumitomoFujiwara no Sumitomo893-941 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  58. 58Fujiwara no MorosukeFujiwara no Morosuke909-960 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  59. 59Fujiwara no SukemasaFujiwara no Sukemasa944-998 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  60. 60Minamoto no SaneakiraMinamoto no Saneakira910-970 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  61. 61Harumichi no TsurakiHarumichi no Tsurakidied 920 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  62. 62ANAriwara no Motokata899-999 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  63. 63RyōzenRyōzen901-1099 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  64. 64Abe no YoritokiAbe no Yoritoki950-1057 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  65. 65Kodai no KimiKodai no Kimiborn 945 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  66. 66Fujiwara no TakamitsuFujiwara no Takamitsu939-994 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  67. 67Taira no SadamoriTaira no Sadamoridied 989 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  68. 68Watanabe no TsunaWatanabe no Tsuna953-1025 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  69. 69EgyōEgyōborn 945 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  70. 70Uma no NaishiUma no Naishi949-1011 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  71. 71Fujiwara no SanesukeFujiwara no Sanesuke957-1046 · 🇯🇵 Japan1 decades
  72. 72FNFujiwara no Tamemitsu942-992 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  73. 73MNMinamoto no Masanobu920-993 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  74. 74FNFujiwara no Tametoki950-1029 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  75. 75ŌNŌnakatomi no Sukechika954-1038 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  76. 76Usui SadamitsuUsui Sadamitsu954-1021 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  77. 77Urabe no SuetakeUrabe no Suetake950-1022 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  78. 78Fujiwara no KinsueFujiwara no Kinsue956-1029 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  79. 79Tomohira-shinnōTomohira-shinnō964-1009 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  80. 80Ōnakatomi no YorimotoŌnakatomi no Yorimoto886-958 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  81. 81MNMinamoto no Takaakira914-983 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  82. 82Fujiwara no KiyotadaFujiwara no Kiyotada950-958 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  83. 83Fujiwara no NobutakaFujiwara no Nobutakadied 1001 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  84. 84Fujiwara no NakafumiFujiwara no Nakafumi923-992 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  85. 85SSadasumi-shinnō873-916 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  86. 86Ōe no MasahiraŌe no Masahira952-1012 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  87. 87FNFujiwara no Morotada920-969 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  88. 88TNTaira no Sadafumi872-923 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured-
  89. 89KNKi no Tokibumi922-996 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  90. 90FNFujiwara no Shishi969-985 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  91. 91FNFujiwara no Korenari953-989 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured-
  92. 92IPImperial Prince Atsuyoshi888-930 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  93. 93SNSugawara no Atsushige878-926 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  94. 94Ono no YoshifuruOno no Yoshifuru884-968 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  95. 95TTamehira-shinnō952-1010 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  96. 96SSadayasu-shinnō870-924 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  97. 97GGashi-naishinnō910-954 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  98. 98YYoakira-shinnō904-937 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  99. 99SShigeakira-shinnō906-954 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured-
  100. 100KKōshi-naishinnō919-957 · 🇯🇵 Japannot 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.