← Fame through time1200-1299
The 13th century
Whose working lives fell in the 13th 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 13th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Louis IX of France12 decades - 2
Philip II of France0 decades - 3
Louis VIII of France0 decades - 4
Philip III of France0 decades - 5
Isabella of Angoulême0 decades - 6
Baldwin I, Latin Emperornot measured- - 7
William of Rubruck5 decades - 8
Arthur I16 decades - 9
Robert I, Count of Artois0 decades - 10
Alphonse, Count of Poitiers19 decades - 11
Margaret, Countess of Anjounot measured- - 12
Robert II, Count of Artois0 decades - 13
Marie of Champagne21 decades - 14
Joan, Lady of Walesnot measured- - 15
Peter I, Duke of Brittanynot measured- - 16
Sanchia of Provence0 decades - 17
John Tristan, Count of Valois0 decades - 18
Amaury VII de Montfortnot measured- - 19Guy of Thouars14 decades
- 20
Robert III, Count of Dreux0 decades - 21
Gertrude of Dagsburg0 decades - 22Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundynot measured-
- 23
Mary, Countess of Blois0 decades - 24
Walter III of Châtillon0 decades - 25
Matilda of Brabant, Countess of Artois0 decades - 26Guy IV, Count of Saint-Polnot measured-
- 27
Mathieu II de Montmorency0 decades - 28William IV, Count of Ponthieunot measured-
- 29
Hugh I, Count of Bloisnot measured- - 30
Robert IV, Count of Dreux0 decades - 31
Hugh II, Count of Blois0 decades - 32John I, Count of Dreuxnot measured-
- 33
Alphonso of Brienne2 decades - 34Constance of Béarn0 decades
- 35
Hervé IV of Donzy0 decades - 36
Henry de Lacy0 decades - 37
Guigues VII of Viennoisnot measured- - 38Roger IV, Count of Foix0 decades
- 39
Margaret of Béarnnot measured- - 40
Azalais of Toulouse0 decades - 41
Agnes of Faucigny2 decades - 42
Geoffrey III, Count of Perchenot measured- - 43Amicie de Montfort0 decades
- 44
Alix of Brittany5 decades - 45Yolande of Châtillon0 decades
- 46Robert III, Count of Alençonnot measured-
- 47Thomas, Count of Perche0 decades
- 48Joan, Countess of Rethel0 decades
- 49
Guigues IV, Count of Foreznot measured- - 50
Baldwin III, Count of Guînesnot measured- - 51William des Roches0 decades
- 52Balduin of Toulouse0 decades
- 53
Gaucher de Châtillon21 decades - 54Henry II of Avaugour0 decades
- 55Hugh IV, Count of Rethelnot measured-
- 56Manasses V, Count of Rethelnot measured-
- 57
Maurice of Pagnac0 decades - 58Walter, Count of Rethel0 decades
- 59Foulques de Bréauténot measured-
- 60Mathieu III de Montmorencynot measured-
- 61Bouchard VI de Montmorencynot measured-
- 62
Mathieu IV de Montmorencynot measured-
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.