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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. 1Francis of AssisiFrancis of Assisi1182–1226 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  2. 2Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas1225–1274 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics22 decades
  3. 3Marco PoloMarco Polo1254–1324 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians22 decades
  4. 4FibonacciFibonacci1170–1240 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics22 decades
  5. 5Frederick II, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick II, Holy Roman Emperor1194–1250 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures22 decades
  6. 6Pope Boniface VIIIPope Boniface VIII1235–1303 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures21 decades
  7. 7Pope Celestine VPope Celestine V1215–1296 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Pope Gregory IXPope Gregory IX1170–1241 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  9. 9BonaventureBonaventure1221–1274 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics11 decades
  10. 10Clare of AssisiClare of Assisi1194–1253 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics22 decades
  11. 11Pope Gregory XPope Gregory X1210–1276 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Pope Innocent IVPope Innocent IVdied 1254 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  13. 13Pope Nicholas IVPope Nicholas IV1227–1292 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians20 decades
  14. 14DuccioDuccio1255–1319 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists18 decades
  15. 15Pope Adrian VPope Adrian V1205–1276 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  16. 16Pope Celestine IVPope Celestine IVdied 1241 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  17. 17Pope Benedict XIPope Benedict XI1240–1304 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18Pope Nicholas IIIPope Nicholas III1215–1280 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures3 decades
  19. 19Pope Alexander IVPope Alexander IV1200–1261 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures13 decades
  20. 20Charles II of NaplesCharles II of Naples1254–1309 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures0 decades
  21. 21Manfred, King of SicilyManfred, King of Sicily1232–1266 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writersnot measured—
  22. 22Jacobus da VaragineJacobus da Varagine1228–1298 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23Giovanni PisanoGiovanni Pisano1248–1315 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  24. 24Francesca da RiminiFrancesca da Rimini1259–1285 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  25. 25Pope Honorius IVPope Honorius IV1210–1287 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  26. 26Pietro CavalliniPietro Cavallini1240–1330 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  27. 27Arnolfo di CambioArnolfo di Cambio1242–1306 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects8 decades
  28. 28Nicola PisanoNicola Pisano1225–1284 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists8 decades
  29. 29Nicholas VNicholas V1260–1333 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30Fra DolcinoFra Dolcino1250–1307 · 🇮🇹 Italy2 decades
  31. 31Thomas of CelanoThomas of Celano1190–1260 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers15 decades
  32. 32Ugolino della GherardescaUgolino della Gherardesca1220–1289 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  33. 33Elias of CortonaElias of Cortona1180–1253 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0 decades
  34. 34Sordello de MantoueSordello de Mantoue1200–1250 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writersnot measured—
  35. 35DiotisalviDiotisalvi1200–1200 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects1 decades
  36. 36UBUgolino Brunforte1262–1348 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers0 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.