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. 1Pope Sylvester IIPope Sylvester IIdied 1003 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures16 decades
  2. 2Pope John XIIPope John XII937–964 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures7 decades
  3. 3Pope Gregory VPope Gregory V972–999 · Religious Figures0 decades
  4. 4Muhammad al-MahdiMuhammad al-Mahdiborn 869 · Religious Figures0 decades
  5. 5Pope Benedict VPope Benedict V900–965 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Adalbert of PragueAdalbert of Prague956–997 · Religious Figures0 decades
  7. 7Pope LandoPope Lando900–914 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Pope John XIIIPope John XIIIdied 972 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  9. 9Pope John XIPope John XI910–936 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  10. 10Pope Leo VIPope Leo VIdied 928 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  11. 11Pope Leo VIIPope Leo VIIdied 939 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Pope Benedict VIPope Benedict VIdied 974 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Ulrich of AugsburgUlrich of Augsburg890–973 · Religious Figures21 decades
  14. 14Pope Agapetus IIPope Agapetus II900–955 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15Pope Marinus IIPope Marinus II900–946 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  16. 16Pope John XVIIPope John XVIIdied 1003 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  17. 17Pope Benedict IVPope Benedict IV900–903 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18Pope Benedict VIIPope Benedict VIIdied 983 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  19. 19Herbert II, Count of VermandoisHerbert II, Count of Vermandois880–943 · Religious Figures4 decades
  20. 20Pope John XVIIIPope John XVIIIdied 1009 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21Gotthard of HildesheimGotthard of Hildesheim960–1038 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22Pope Stephen VIIPope Stephen VIIdied 931 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23Bruno the GreatBruno the Great925–965 · Religious Figures0 decades
  24. 24RomualdRomuald951–1027 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25AsserAsser900–909 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Wolfgang of RegensburgWolfgang of Regensburg924–994 · Religious Figures15 decades
  27. 27WilligisWilligis940–1011 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28DunstanDunstan909–988 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  29. 29Bernward of HildesheimBernward of Hildesheim960–1022 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  30. 30Ælfheah of CanterburyÆlfheah of Canterbury954–1012 · Religious Figures0 decades
  31. 31AdalberonAdalberon925–989 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  32. 32Conrad of ConstanceConrad of Constance900–975 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures10 decades
  33. 33Ce Acatl TopiltzinCe Acatl Topiltzinborn 947 · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Religious Figures0 decades
  34. 34Fulk of ReimsFulk of Reims900–900 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  35. 35EgbertEgbert950–993 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures14 decades
  36. 36WAWilliam, Archbishop of Mainz929–968 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  37. 37Æthelwold of WinchesterÆthelwold of Winchester904–984 · Religious Figures0 decades
  38. 38SSlavomír900–900 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  39. 39STSigeric the Seriousdied 994 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  40. 40AstrikAstrik955–1030 · Religious Figures0 decades
  41. 41RudesindRudesind907–977 · Religious Figures0 decades
  42. 42Pope Donus IIPope Donus II910–974 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  43. 43OTOda the Severedied 958 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  44. 44Ælfric of AbingdonÆlfric of Abingdon901–1005 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  45. 45HOHugh of Vermandois920–962 · Religious Figures3 decades
  46. 46JordanJordan966–984 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  47. 47Adabero I of ArdenneAdabero I of Ardenne910–962 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  48. 48AlferiusAlferius931–1050 · Religious Figures0 decades
  49. 49Gerard I of ToulGerard I of Toul935–994 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures6 decades
  50. 50FulcranFulcran901–1006 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  51. 51WichingWiching900–912 · Religious Figures0 decades
  52. 52ETEgbert the One-Eyed932–994 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  53. 53AdaldagAdaldag900–988 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  54. 54ÆTÆlfheah the Bald950–951 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  55. 55ÞÞangbrandrborn 900 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Religious Figures0 decades
  56. 56ÆÆthelnoth950–1038 · Religious Figures0 decades
  57. 57TITheoderic I of Hamelantdied 984 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  58. 58Gebhard of ConstanceGebhard of Constance949–995 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures15 decades
  59. 59DIDietmar I, Archbishop of Salzburg900–907 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures15 decades
  60. 60Abraham of FreisingAbraham of Freisingdied 993 · Religious Figures0 decades
  61. 61ÆÆlfsigedied 959 · Religious Figures0 decades
  62. 62POPiligrim of Passau920–991 · Religious Figures0 decades
  63. 63Artald of ReimsArtald of Reims900–961 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  64. 64Leo I of CavaLeo I of Cava950–1079 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  65. 65MauriliusMaurilius901–1067 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  66. 66LLyfing950–1020 · Religious Figures1 decades
  67. 67COCathróe of Metz900–970 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  68. 68Ruotbert von TrierRuotbert von Trier900–956 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  69. 69SShinjaku-hosshinnō886–927 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  70. 70AIAnanias I of Armeniadied 965 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  71. 71AAdalgar900–909 · Religious Figures0 decades
  72. 72EEaldwulf950–1002 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  73. 73RatbodRatbod900–915 · Religious Figures0 decades
  74. 74Franco of TongerenFranco of Tongeren900–903 · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  75. 75SASebestyén, Archbishop of Esztergom950–1036 · Religious Figuresnot 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.