Claim profile
1100–1199

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 Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Henry VI, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165–1197 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Henry V, Holy Roman EmperorHenry V, Holy Roman Emperor1086–1125 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  3. 3Conrad III of GermanyConrad III of Germany1093–1152 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  4. 4Lothair II, Holy Roman EmperorLothair II, Holy Roman Emperor1075–1137 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures19 decades
  5. 5Valdemar I of DenmarkValdemar I of Denmark1131–1182 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  6. 6Richenza of NortheimRichenza of Northeim1087–1141 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  7. 7Leopold, Duke of BavariaLeopold, Duke of Bavaria1108–1141 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  8. 8Berthold V, Duke of ZähringenBerthold V, Duke of Zähringen1160–1218 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures1 decades
  9. 9Berthold IV, Duke of MeraniaBerthold IV, Duke of Merania1153–1204 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures17 decades
  10. 10Gertrude of SüpplingenburgGertrude of Süpplingenburg1115–1143 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  11. 11Berthold IV, Duke of ZähringenBerthold IV, Duke of Zähringen1125–1186 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures17 decades
  12. 12Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of SwabiaJudith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia1100–1130 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  13. 13Otto IV, Count of WittelsbachOtto IV, Count of Wittelsbach1104–1156 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  14. 14Judith of BabenbergJudith of Babenberg1115–1168 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15Maria of BohemiaMaria of Bohemia1124–1170 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  16. 16HCHartmann, Count of Württemberg1160–1240 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures7 decades
  17. 17LILudwig I, Count of Württemberg1119–1158 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  18. 18OIOtto I, Count of Salm1080–1150 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19LILudwig II, Count of Württemberg1137–1181 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20HVHerman van Stahleck1128–1156 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures10 decades
  21. 21EIEngelbert I, Count of Berg1160–1189 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures18 decades
  22. 22Arnold I, Count of ClevesArnold I, Count of Cleves1100–1147 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures19 decades
  23. 23Gunzelin I, Count of SchwerinGunzelin I, Count of Schwerin1130–1185 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  24. 24CIConrad II, Duke of Merania1145–1182 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  25. 25GIGiso IV, Count of Gudensberg1070–1122 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  26. 26HVHelperich von Plötzkau, Margrave of the Nordmark1075–1118 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  27. 27MOMiroslava of Pomerelia1150–1240 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical 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.