← Fame through time1100-1199
The 12th century
Whose working lives fell in the 12th 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 12th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Hildegard of Bingen15 decades - 2
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor22 decades - 3
Henry the Lion22 decades - 4
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperornot measured- - 5
Conrad III of Germanynot measured- - 6
Albert the Bear7 decades - 7
Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor19 decades - 8
Valdemar I of Denmark0 decades - 9
Hartmann von Aue22 decades - 10
Otto of Freising22 decades - 11
Saint Homobonus0 decades - 12
Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim0 decades - 13
Hermann Inot measured- - 14
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen1 decades - 15
Richenza of Northeim0 decades - 16
Gertrude of Süpplingenburgnot measured- - 17
Leopold, Duke of Bavarianot measured- - 18
Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia0 decades - 19
Agnes of Babenberg0 decades - 20
Hendrik van Veldeke0 decades - 21
Berthold IV, Duke of Meranianot measured- - 22
Elizabeth of Schönau0 decades - 23
Archpoet0 decades - 24Theophilus Presbyter0 decades
- 25
Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach0 decades
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.