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. 1Conrad of WittelsbachConrad of Wittelsbach1125–1200 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  2. 2Hermann JosephHermann Joseph1150–1241 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  3. 3Bernard II, Lord of LippeBernard II, Lord of Lippe1140–1224 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures21 decades
  4. 4Adalbert of MainzAdalbert of Mainz1100–1137 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  5. 5Saint ErnestSaint Ernest1116–1148 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Rudolf of ZähringenRudolf of Zähringen1130–1191 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  7. 7Konrad of QuerfurtKonrad of Querfurt1158–1202 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures10 decades
  8. 8Wolfger von ErlaWolfger von Erla1140–1218 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures5 decades
  9. 9Hartmann von BrixenHartmann von Brixen1090–1164 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures9 decades
  10. 10Ruthard of MainzRuthard of Mainz1100–1109 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures22 decades
  11. 11AOArnold of Selenhofen1095–1160 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures2 decades
  12. 12BIBruno II von Berg1102–1137 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Ulrich II of AquileiaUlrich II of Aquileia1150–1182 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14Arnold I of CologneArnold I of Cologne1100–1151 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15JIJohann I of Kraichgau1100–1104 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures22 decades
  16. 16COCaesar of Speyer1101–1237 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  17. 17CBCyprian, bishop of Lebus and Wrocław1150–1207 · 🇩🇪 Germany · 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.