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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. 1Bernard de VentadourBernard de Ventadour1140–1190 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  2. 2PérotinPérotin1155–1230 · Musicians0 decades
  3. 3LéoninLéonin1135–1201 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  4. 4Raimbaut de VaqueirasRaimbaut de Vaqueiras1155–1207 · Musicians0 decades
  5. 5Blondel de NesleBlondel de Nesle1155–1202 · Musicians0 decades
  6. 6Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn QasiAbu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasidied 1151 · Musiciansnot measured—
  7. 7Godric of FinchaleGodric of Finchale1065–1170 · Musicians0 decades
  8. 8Guilhem de CabestanyGuilhem de Cabestany1162–1212 · Musiciansnot measured—
  9. 9Raimbaut d'AurengaRaimbaut d'Aurenga1147–1173 · Musicians0 decades
  10. 10Gace BruléGace Brulé1160–1213 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  11. 11Peire d'AuvergnePeire d'Auvergne1120–1168 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  12. 12PerdigonPerdigon1101–1220 · Musiciansnot measured—
  13. 13IBIbn Barrajandied 1141 · Musicians0 decades
  14. 14Dalfin d'AlvernheDalfin d'Alvernhe1150–1234 · Musicians0 decades
  15. 15PeirolPeirol1101–1300 · Musicians0 decades
  16. 16Almucs de CastelnauAlmucs de Castelnau1140–1184 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  17. 17Pons de CapdueilPons de Capdueil1101–1236 · Musicians0 decades
  18. 18APAlbertus Parisiensis1150–1177 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  19. 19Le Moine de MontaudonLe Moine de Montaudon1143–1210 · Musiciansnot measured—
  20. 20JCJohannes Cotto1100–1150 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Musicians0 decades
  21. 21Falquet de RomansFalquet de Romans1150–1250 · Musicians0 decades
  22. 22Guilhem de Saint-LeidierGuilhem de Saint-Leidier1101–1200 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  23. 23AAlegret1101–1199 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians1 decades
  24. 24RORudolf of St Trond1070–1138 · Musicians0 decades
  25. 25Guillem de RibesGuillem de Ribesborn 1140 · Musiciansnot measured—
  26. 26Garin lo BrunGarin lo Brun1150–1156 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  27. 27Gauseran de Saint-LeidierGauseran de Saint-Leidier1101–1200 · Musiciansnot 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.