← 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
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor22 decades - 2
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperornot measured- - 3
Conrad III of Germanynot measured- - 4
Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor19 decades - 5
Valdemar I of Denmark0 decades - 6
Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen1 decades - 7
Richenza of Northeim0 decades - 8
Gertrude of Süpplingenburgnot measured- - 9
Leopold, Duke of Bavarianot measured- - 10
Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia0 decades - 11
Berthold IV, Duke of Meranianot measured- - 12
Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach0 decades - 13
Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringennot measured- - 14
Judith of Babenbergnot measured- - 15Hartmann, Count of Württemberg7 decades
- 16Otto I, Count of Salmnot measured-
- 17Ludwig I, Count of Württembergnot measured-
- 18Ludwig II, Count of Württembergnot measured-
- 19Engelbert I, Count of Berg18 decades
- 20Herman van Stahleck10 decades
- 21
Maria of Bohemia0 decades - 22
Diepold III. von Vohburgnot measured- - 23
Arnold I, Count of Cleves19 decades - 24Conrad II, Duke of Meranianot measured-
- 25
Gunzelin I, Count of Schwerin0 decades - 26Giso IV, Count of Gudensberg0 decades
- 27Helperich von Plötzkau, Margrave of the Nordmark0 decades
- 28Miroslava of Pomerelianot measured-
- 29Adelheid of Wolfratshausen0 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.