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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  1. 1FerdowsiFerdowsi940–1020 · Writers7 decades
  2. 2Constantine VIIConstantine VII905–959 · Writers14 decades
  3. 3Pope Leo VIIIPope Leo VIII915–965 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0 decades
  4. 4HrotsvithaHrotsvitha935–968 · Writers4 decades
  5. 5Al-MutanabbiAl-Mutanabbi920–965 · Writers0 decades
  6. 6Li YuLi Yu937–978 · 🇨🇳 China · Writersnot measured—
  7. 7Al-MasudiAl-Masudi896–957 · Writers0 decades
  8. 8Widukind of CorveyWidukind of Corvey925–973 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers0 decades
  9. 9Gregory of NarekGregory of Narek951–1003 · Writers0 decades
  10. 10Ibn HawqalIbn Hawqal943–978 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers2 decades
  11. 11Liutprand of CremonaLiutprand of Cremona920–972 · Writers0 decades
  12. 12Odo of ClunyOdo of Cluny878–942 · Writers0 decades
  13. 13Abu al-Faraj al-IsfahaniAbu al-Faraj al-Isfahani897–967 · Writersnot measured—
  14. 14AOAdalberon of Laon947–1030 · Writers0 decades
  15. 15AdalbertAdalbert910–981 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writersnot measured—
  16. 16Qian ChuQian Chu929–988 · Writers0 decades
  17. 17Ibn WahshiyyaIbn Wahshiyya900–930 · Writers0 decades
  18. 18FFlodoard894–966 · Writers11 decades
  19. 19Dunash ben LabratDunash ben Labrat920–990 · Writers21 decades
  20. 20Ar-RadiAr-Radi909–940 · Writers0 decades
  21. 21DODudo of Saint-Quentin960–1026 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  22. 22Ælfric of EynshamÆlfric of Eynsham950–1010 · Writers0 decades
  23. 23Emperor Yuanzong of Southern TangEmperor Yuanzong of Southern Tang916–961 · Writersnot measured—
  24. 24HHeonae964–1029 · Writersnot measured—
  25. 25Baba TahirBaba Tahir947–1032 · Writers0 decades
  26. 26GenshinGenshin942–1017 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  27. 27Ki no TsurayukiKi no Tsurayuki866–945 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  28. 28Notker LabeoNotker Labeo950–1022 · Writers8 decades
  29. 29Symeon the MetaphrastSymeon the Metaphrast900–987 · Writers0 decades
  30. 30MCMeng Chang919–965 · Writers0 decades
  31. 31YōzeiYōzei869–949 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  32. 32BBogomil950–1000 · Writersnot measured—
  33. 33YBYelü Bei899–937 · Writersnot measured—
  34. 34Hakim al-NishaburiHakim al-Nishaburi933–1014 · Writersnot measured—
  35. 35NarshakhiNarshakhi899–959 · Writers0 decades
  36. 36LTLeo the Deacon950–992 · Writers0 decades
  37. 37Notker of LiègeNotker of Liège940–1008 · Writers0 decades
  38. 38HuaruiHuarui940–976 · Writersnot measured—
  39. 39'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi930–994 · Writersnot measured—
  40. 40RRicherus941–998 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  41. 41IAIbn al-Faqihdied 976 · Writers0 decades
  42. 42Abu Nu`aymAbu Nu`aym948–1038 · Writersnot measured—
  43. 43Baba Kuhi of ShirazBaba Kuhi of Shiraz948–1037 · Writers0 decades
  44. 44EOEutychius of Alexandria877–940 · Writers0 decades
  45. 45IAIbn al-Qūṭiyyadied 977 · Writersnot measured—
  46. 46TTha'ālibī961–1038 · Writers0 decades
  47. 47AAAbu Al-Fath Al-Busti942–1010 · Writersnot measured—
  48. 48Adso of Montier-en-DerAdso of Montier-en-Der910–992 · Writersnot measured—
  49. 49QHQian Hongzuo928–947 · Writersnot measured—
  50. 50KMKisai Marvazi953–1000 · Writersnot measured—
  51. 51Akazome EmonAkazome Emon956–1100 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  52. 52Ekkehard IEkkehard I910–973 · Writers0 decades
  53. 53Fujiwara no TadahiraFujiwara no Tadahira880–949 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  54. 54AOAgapius of Hierapolisdied 942 · Writers0 decades
  55. 55RatheriusRatherius890–974 · Writers9 decades
  56. 56WYWang Yan899–926 · Writers1 decades
  57. 57IIIsmail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari940–1002 · Writersnot measured—
  58. 58MIMuḥammad Ibn-al-Ḥusain as-Sulamī937–1021 · Writersnot measured—
  59. 59John the IberianJohn the Iberian920–1002 · Writers0 decades
  60. 60Judah ben David HayyujJudah ben David Hayyuj945–1000 · Writers12 decades
  61. 61Chernorizets HrabarChernorizets Hrabar890–950 · Writers0 decades
  62. 62ÞHÞorbjörn Hornklofi900–1000 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Writersnot measured—
  63. 63IseIse875–938 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  64. 64Saint GorazdSaint Gorazd900–1000 · Writersnot measured—
  65. 65Fujiwara no Michitsuna no HahaFujiwara no Michitsuna no Haha935–995 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  66. 66ADAbou Doulaf901–985 · Writersnot measured—
  67. 67AIAhmad ibn A'thamdied 926 · Writersnot measured—
  68. 68ÆÆthelweard940–998 · Writers1 decades
  69. 69ABAbu-Shakur Balkhi915–1000 · Writersnot measured—
  70. 70ÞOÞjóðólfr of Hvinir900–930 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Writersnot measured—
  71. 71AAAl-Qaffāl al-Shāshī904–975 · Writersnot measured—
  72. 72Ōshikōchi no MitsuneŌshikōchi no Mitsune900–925 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  73. 73Sahib ibn AbbadSahib ibn Abbad945–995 · Writers0 decades
  74. 74COConstantine of Preslav900–1000 · Writers0 decades
  75. 75ESEyvindr skáldaspillir910–990 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Writers0 decades
  76. 76Hai GaonHai Gaon939–1038 · Writers22 decades
  77. 77Fujiwara no KoretadaFujiwara no Koretada924–972 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  78. 78AIAhmad ibn Muhammad al-Razi887–955 · Writersnot measured—
  79. 79JKJohn Kaminiates900–1000 · Writers0 decades
  80. 80JGJohn Geometres935–989 · Writers0 decades
  81. 81A'Abu 'l-Fadl ibn al-'Amid912–970 · Writersnot measured—
  82. 82Kiyohara no MotosukeKiyohara no Motosuke908–990 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  83. 83Cosmas the PriestCosmas the Priestborn 950 · Writers0 decades
  84. 84VMVācaspati Miśra900–980 · Writers0 decades
  85. 85HAHamza al-Isbahani893–971 · Writersnot measured—
  86. 86Rinchen ZangpoRinchen Zangpo958–1055 · Writers0 decades
  87. 87Minamoto no ShitagōMinamoto no Shitagō911–983 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  88. 88Xue JuzhengXue Juzheng912–981 · Writersnot measured—
  89. 89Takashina no TakakoTakashina no Takakodied 996 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  90. 90RRajasekhara880–920 · Writersnot measured—
  91. 91MBMuhammad bin Dawud al-Zahiri868–909 · Writersnot measured—
  92. 92APAdikavi Pampa902–975 · Writers0 decades
  93. 93AHAbu Hilal al-Askari920–1005 · Writersnot measured—
  94. 94JTJohn the Deacon940–1018 · Writers4 decades
  95. 95Fujiwara no MichinobuFujiwara no Michinobu972–994 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  96. 96LXLiu Xu888–947 · Writers0 decades
  97. 97Fujiwara no OkikazeFujiwara no Okikaze900–1000 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  98. 98AQAbul Qasim Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhtidied 930 · Writersnot measured—
  99. 99Minamoto no ShigeyukiMinamoto no Shigeyukidied 1000 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  100. 100Muhammed ibn Umail al-TamimiMuhammed ibn Umail al-Tamimi900–960 · Writersnot 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.