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.

CountryAll🇯🇵 Japan🇩🇪 Germany🇫🇷 France🇳🇴 Norway🇮🇹 Italy🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇸🇪 Sweden🇪🇬 Egypt🇪🇸 Spain🇦🇹 Austria
FieldAllHistorical FiguresWritersPoliticiansReligious FiguresModelsAcademicsActorsScientistsDoctorsArtists
  1. 1Otto I, Holy Roman EmperorOtto I, Holy Roman Emperor912–973 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models13 decades
  2. 2Sweyn ForkbeardSweyn Forkbeard963–1014 · Models0 decades
  3. 3John I TzimiskesJohn I Tzimiskes925–976 · Models0 decades
  4. 4Romanos IIRomanos II938–963 · Models0 decades
  5. 5Constantine VIIIConstantine VIII960–1028 · Models1 decades
  6. 6Hákon SigurðssonHákon Sigurðsson930–995 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Modelsnot measured—
  7. 7García Sánchez II of PamplonaGarcía Sánchez II of Pamplonadied 1000 · Modelsnot measured—
  8. 8Romanos I LekapenosRomanos I Lekapenos870–948 · Models0 decades
  9. 9GeroGero900–965 · Modelsnot measured—
  10. 10Emperor Taizu of SongEmperor Taizu of Song927–976 · Models0 decades
  11. 11Toda of PamplonaToda of Pamplona876–958 · Modelsnot measured—
  12. 12Hermann BillungHermann Billung900–973 · Models0 decades
  13. 13Alfonso FróilazAlfonso Fróilaz911–933 · Models2 decades
  14. 14Otto I, Duke of CarinthiaOtto I, Duke of Carinthia948–1004 · Models13 decades
  15. 15Sancho I of PamplonaSancho I of Pamplona875–925 · Modelsnot measured—
  16. 16Emperor ReizeiEmperor Reizei950–1011 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Models0 decades
  17. 17Bologhine ibn ZiriBologhine ibn Ziri920–984 · Modelsnot measured—
  18. 18García Sánchez I of PamplonaGarcía Sánchez I of Pamplona919–970 · Modelsnot measured—
  19. 19Sancho II of PamplonaSancho II of Pamplona936–994 · Modelsnot measured—
  20. 20LestekLestek870–930 · Models0 decades
  21. 21UdaUda867–931 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured—
  22. 22Bermudo II of LeónBermudo II of León948–999 · Modelsnot measured—
  23. 23Ahmad SamaniAhmad Samani870–914 · Models0 decades
  24. 24MZMeng Zhixiang874–934 · Models0 decades
  25. 25MurakamiMurakami926–967 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured—
  26. 26Emperor Taizong of SongEmperor Taizong of Song939–997 · 🇨🇳 China · Modelsnot measured—
  27. 27BMBoso, Margrave of Tuscany885–936 · Modelsnot measured—
  28. 28Arnulf, Count of HollandArnulf, Count of Holland951–993 · Modelsnot measured—
  29. 29SuzakuSuzaku923–952 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Modelsnot measured—
  30. 30Eckard I, Margrave of MeissenEckard I, Margrave of Meissen960–1002 · Modelsnot measured—
  31. 31En'yūEn'yū959–991 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Models0 decades
  32. 32DIDedo I of Wettin950–1009 · Modelsnot measured—
  33. 33YLYang Longyan897–920 · Modelsnot measured—
  34. 34MAMujāhid al-‘Āmirī960–1040 · Modelsnot measured—
  35. 35Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon OstmarkOdo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark930–993 · Models0 decades
  36. 36QHQian Hongzong929–973 · Modelsnot measured—
  37. 37BOBerthold of Schweinfurt926–980 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models0 decades
  38. 38AQAl Qasim Guennoun915–948 · Modelsnot measured—
  39. 39LCLiu Chang942–980 · Models2 decades
  40. 40JGJimeno Garcés of Pamplonadied 931 · Modelsnot measured—
  41. 41Thietmar, Margrave of MeissenThietmar, Margrave of Meissen925–979 · Models0 decades
  42. 42OIOtbert II of Milan901–1014 · Modelsnot measured—
  43. 43Arduin GlaberArduin Glaber930–976 · Modelsnot measured—
  44. 44GCGao Conghui891–948 · Modelsnot measured—
  45. 45AAAl-Hajjam al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Qassimdied 944 · Modelsnot measured—
  46. 46HDHubert, Duke of Spoletoborn 922 · Modelsnot measured—
  47. 47Siegfried, Count of MerseburgSiegfried, Count of Merseburg895–937 · Modelsnot measured—
  48. 48LFLiu Fen920–943 · Models0 decades
  49. 49GJGao Jichong943–973 · Modelsnot measured—
  50. 50PIPoppo I, Margrave of Carniola950–1044 · Models0 decades
  51. 51GBGao Baoxu924–962 · Modelsnot measured—
  52. 52GBGao Baorong920–960 · Modelsnot measured—
  53. 53LMLambert, Margrave of Tuscany900–901 · Modelsnot measured—
  54. 54WIWilliam I, Marquess of Montferrat900–933 · Models22 decades
  55. 55SugandhaSugandhadied 914 · Modelsnot measured—
  56. 56BTBori Tegindied 977 · Modelsnot measured—
  57. 57BCBoniface, Count of Bologna901–1011 · Modelsnot measured—
  58. 58DIDemetrius III of Abkhaziaborn 901 · Modelsnot measured—
  59. 59AOAnscar of Spoletodied 940 · Modelsnot measured—
  60. 60ÁHÁlvaro Herramélizborn 900 · Modelsnot measured—
  61. 61RIRamon II of Ribagorza901–970 · Modelsnot measured—
  62. 62DDDadone di Pombia950–998 · Modelsnot measured—
  63. 63WDWigbert de Misnie950–976 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Modelsnot measured—
  64. 64Bernardo I de RibagorzaBernardo I de Ribagorza880–955 · Modelsnot measured—
  65. 65TCTota, Countess of Ribagorza901–1011 · Modelsnot measured—
  66. 66William IsarnWilliam Isarn901–1017 · Modelsnot measured—
  67. 67LILlop I de Pallars923–948 · Modelsnot 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.