← Fame through time900-999
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 coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Æthelstan11 decades - 2
Vladimir the Great4 decades - 3
Basil II20 decades - 4
Olga of Kiev0 decades - 5
Erik the Red11 decades - 6
Edward the Elder22 decades - 7
Edmund I1 decades - 8
Harald Bluetooth1 decades - 9
Henry the Fowlernot measured- - 10
Charles the Simple19 decades - 11
Edred of Englandnot measured- - 12
Edward the Martyr13 decades - 13
Eadwig14 decades - 14
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperornot measured- - 15Ahmad ibn Fadlan0 decades
- 16
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemianot measured- - 17
Mieszko Inot measured- - 18
Alexandernot measured- - 19
Olaf Tryggvason18 decades - 20
Æthelflæd1 decades - 21
Gorm the Old1 decades - 22
Louis the Child22 decades - 23Ælfweard of Wessexnot measured-
- 24
Adelaide of Italy0 decades - 25
Eric the Victorious0 decades - 26
Samuel of Bulgaria0 decades - 27
Theophanu2 decades - 28
Edgar the Peaceful0 decades - 29
Haakon the Good0 decades - 30
Tomislav of Croatia0 decades - 31
Hywel Dda8 decades - 32
Harald Greycloak0 decades - 33
Indulf5 decades - 34
Yaropolk I of Kievnot measured- - 35
Kenneth II of Scotland0 decades - 36
Egill Skallagrímsson0 decades - 37
Eadgyth6 decades - 38
Peter I of Bulgarianot measured- - 39
Emperor Zhaozong of Tangnot measured- - 40
Arnulf, Duke of Bavarianot measured- - 41
Bagrat III of Georgianot measured- - 42
Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarsonnot measured- - 43Emperor Ai of Tangnot measured-
- 44
Ordoño II of León0 decades - 45
Zwentibold0 decades - 46
Theophanonot measured- - 47
Charles, Duke of Lower Lorrainenot measured- - 48
Rogneda0 decades - 49Emperor Taizu of Liaonot measured-
- 50
Fruela II of Asturiasnot measured- - 51
Hedwig of Saxony0 decades - 52
Siemomysl0 decades - 53
Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemianot measured- - 54
Gunnhild, Mother of Kingsnot measured- - 55
Ibrahim ibn Yaqub0 decades - 56
Lothair II of Italynot measured- - 57
Liudolf, Duke of Swabianot measured- - 58Ælfwynn0 decades
- 59
Bertha of Burgundy0 decades - 60
Thorkell the Tall0 decades - 61
Gisela of France0 decades - 62
Guntram the Rich0 decades - 63Ohthere of Hålogalandnot measured-
- 64
Gunnora7 decades - 65
Naddodd0 decades - 66
Siegfried of Luxembourg0 decades - 67Amlaíbnot measured-
- 68
Đinh Bộ Lĩnhnot measured- - 69Béatrice of Vermandoisnot measured-
- 70
Olaf III Guthfrithsonnot measured- - 71
Ælfthrythnot measured- - 72
Geoffrey I, Count of Anjounot measured- - 73
Bertha of Swabia0 decades - 74Ahmad ibn Rustahnot measured-
- 75
Matilda of France0 decades - 76
Abu al-Misk Kafur0 decades - 77
Mardavij0 decades - 78
Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavarianot measured- - 79
Bernard Inot measured- - 80
Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tangnot measured- - 81
Sultan Satuq Bughra Khannot measured- - 82
Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill0 decades - 83
Poppa of Bayeuxnot measured- - 84Emperor Jingzong of Liaonot measured-
- 85Burchard II of Swabianot measured-
- 86
Emma of France0 decades - 87
Yasovarman I0 decades - 88Ælfgifu of Shaftesburynot measured-
- 89
Drahomíra0 decades - 90Henry I, Duke of Burgundynot measured-
- 91
Lambert I, Count of Louvain0 decades - 92
William I of Provencenot measured- - 93
Christopher Lekapenosnot measured- - 94
Rogvolodnot measured- - 95
David III of Taonot measured- - 96
Konstantinos Lekapenosnot measured- - 97
Emperor Taizu of Later Zhounot measured- - 98
Sitric Cáechnot measured- - 99
Stephen Lekapenosnot measured- - 100
Beatrice of Francenot measured-
How to read these rankings
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
- Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.