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1200–1299

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 Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Menaḥem ben Shelomoh MeʾiriMenaḥem ben Shelomoh Meʾiri1249–1306 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians19 decades
  2. 2Gui d'UsselGui d'Ussel1170–1225 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  3. 3William I of BauxWilliam I of Baux1173–1218 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  4. 4JBJacob ben Machir ibn Tibbon1236–1305 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  5. 5Aimeric de BelenoiAimeric de Belenoi1216–1242 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  6. 6JDJehan de Braine1198–1239 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians8 decades
  7. 7Henry I of RodezHenry I of Rodez1175–1222 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  8. 8ADAlamanda de Castelnau1200–1223 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  9. 9Iseut de CapioIseut de Capio1190–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  10. 10RDRaoul de Soissons1210–1270 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  11. 11Jacques BretelJacques Bretel1210–1272 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians3 decades
  12. 12AlbertetAlbertet1194–1221 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  13. 13Dame MaroieDame Maroie1200–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  14. 14Guiraut de CalansonGuiraut de Calanson1200–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  15. 15Garin d'ApchierGarin d'Apchier1200–1210 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  16. 16Uc BrunetUc Brunet1190–1223 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  17. 17Gautier de DargiesGautier de Dargies1165–1236 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  18. 18Aimeric de SarlatAimeric de Sarlat1200–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades
  19. 19BVBonifaci VI de Castellana1224–1265 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  20. 20TorcafolTorcafol1200–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Musiciansnot measured—
  21. 21Bertran de ParisBertran de Parisborn 1260 · 🇫🇷 France · Musicians0 decades

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.