← 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 - 26
Adolf III of Holsteinnot measured- - 27
Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringennot measured- - 28
Dedi III, Margrave of Lusatianot measured- - 29Conrad I, Count of Württembergnot measured-
- 30
Hermann Joseph0 decades - 31
Henry IInot measured- - 32
Louis IIInot measured- - 33
Honorius Augustodunensis1 decades - 34
Conrad of Wittelsbach0 decades - 35
Eleazar of Wormsnot measured- - 36
Judith of Thuringia0 decades - 37Emichonot measured-
- 38
Hermann Balk0 decades - 39
Judith of Babenbergnot measured- - 40
Dietmar von Aist16 decades - 41
Ekkehard of Aura15 decades - 42
Bernard II, Lord of Lippenot measured- - 43Herman IIInot measured-
- 44Herman IV, Margrave of Baden17 decades
- 45
Gudanot measured- - 46Hartmann, Count of Württemberg7 decades
- 47
Friedrich von Hausen18 decades - 48Otto I, Count of Salmnot measured-
- 49Eberhard I, Count of Berg-Altenanot measured-
- 50
Adalbert of Mainz0 decades - 51Ludwig I, Count of Württembergnot measured-
- 52
Judith of Hohenstaufennot measured- - 53Ludwig II, Count of Württembergnot measured-
- 54Arnold of Lübeck20 decades
- 55
Saint Ernest0 decades - 56
Claricia2 decades - 57
Henry I, Count of Schwerinnot measured- - 58
Floris II, Count of Holland0 decades - 59Engelbert I, Count of Berg18 decades
- 60
Rudolf of Zähringen0 decades - 61Herman van Stahleck10 decades
- 62
Maria of Bohemia0 decades - 63Berthold II, Count of Andechsnot measured-
- 64Frederick I, Count of Berg-Altenanot measured-
- 65
Konrad of Querfurt10 decades - 66
Conrad of Bavaria0 decades - 67
Henry of Kalden11 decades - 68
Gerhoh of Reichersberg0 decades - 69
Uta of Schauenburg0 decades - 70
Diepold III. von Vohburgnot measured- - 71Frederick, Count of Saarbrückennot measured-
- 72Eilhart von Oberge0 decades
- 73
Wolfger von Erla5 decades - 74Eckebert0 decades
- 75
Ruthard of Mainz22 decades - 76
Arnold I, Count of Cleves19 decades - 77
Mechtildis of Edelstettennot measured- - 78
Heilika of Pettendorf-Lengenfeldnot measured- - 79Conrad II, Duke of Meranianot measured-
- 80Anselm of Havelberg0 decades
- 81
Gunzelin I, Count of Schwerin0 decades - 82Arnold of Selenhofen2 decades
- 83Bruno II von Berg0 decades
- 84
Gottfried of Cappenbergnot measured- - 85
Hartmann von Brixen9 decades - 86
Gualfardo of Verona0 decades - 87Rainald of Urslingen0 decades
- 88Giso IV, Count of Gudensberg0 decades
- 89
Ulrich II of Aquileianot measured- - 90
Gottfried von Spitzenberg0 decades - 91Bernard I, Lord of Lippenot measured-
- 92Helperich von Plötzkau, Margrave of the Nordmark0 decades
- 93
Arnold I of Cologne0 decades - 94Miroslava of Pomerelianot measured-
- 95Ratislaus the Wisenot measured-
- 96Johann I of Kraichgau22 decades
- 97Gottfried II of Raabsnot measured-
- 98Caesar of Speyer0 decades
- 99Heinrich Raspe I.0 decades
- 100Heinrich Raspe III.0 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.