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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. 1Philip of SwabiaPhilip of Swabia1177–1208 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures22 decades
  2. 2Engelbert II of BergEngelbert II of Berg1185–1225 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  3. 3Conrad I of HochstadenConrad I of Hochstaden1205–1261 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures17 decades
  4. 4Adolf of OsnabrückAdolf of Osnabrück1185–1224 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  5. 5Conrad of UrachConrad of Urach1170–1227 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures4 decades
  6. 6Siegfried II of WesterburgSiegfried II of Westerburg1235–1297 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures13 decades
  7. 7Jan MuskataJan Muskata1250–1320 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Siegfried IIISiegfried III1195–1249 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9Henry II of VirneburgHenry II of Virneburg1244–1332 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  10. 10Engelbert II of ValkenburgEngelbert II of Valkenburg1220–1274 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Bruno von SchauenburgBruno von Schauenburg1205–1281 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Otto III van HollandOtto III van Hollanddied 1249 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Siegfried IISiegfried II1190–1230 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures1 decades
  14. 14Albert SuerbeerAlbert Suerbeer1200–1273 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures7 decades
  15. 15Albert I of KäfernburgAlbert I of Käfernburg1170–1232 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16HOHartwig of Uthlede1200–1207 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Ekbert von Andechs-MeranienEkbert von Andechs-Meranien1173–1237 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18LBLaurentius, bishop of Breslau1200–1232 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Thietmar of MindenThietmar of Minden1200–1206 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Religious Figures0 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.