Claim profile
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. 1NichirenNichiren1222–1282 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers15 decades
  2. 2DōgenDōgen1200–1253 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Academics2 decades
  3. 3ShinranShinran1173–1263 · 🇯🇵 Japan12 decades
  4. 4Go-TobaGo-Toba1180–1239 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers2 decades
  5. 5TsuchimikadoTsuchimikado1196–1231 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6JuntokuJuntoku1197–1242 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  7. 7Emperor Go-SagaEmperor Go-Saga1220–1272 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  8. 8Hōjō TokimuneHōjō Tokimune1251–1284 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  9. 9Emperor KameyamaEmperor Kameyama1249–1305 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  10. 10Emperor Go-FukakusaEmperor Go-Fukakusa1243–1304 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  11. 11Minamoto no SanetomoMinamoto no Sanetomo1192–1219 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  12. 12Emperor ChūkyōEmperor Chūkyō1218–1234 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  13. 13Emperor ShijōEmperor Shijō1231–1242 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14Go-HorikawaGo-Horikawa1212–1234 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  15. 15Minamoto no YoriieMinamoto no Yoriie1182–1204 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  16. 16Kujō YoritsuneKujō Yoritsune1218–1256 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  17. 17KKoreyasu-shinnō1264–1326 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  18. 18Hangaku GozenHangaku Gozenborn 1200 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  19. 19Munetaka-shinnōMunetaka-shinnō1242–1274 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  20. 20KYKujō Yoritsugu1239–1256 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  21. 21GNGo-Fukakusa-in no Nijō1258–1306 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  22. 22Shizuka GozenShizuka Gozen1165–1211 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  23. 23Hōjō TokiujiHōjō Tokiuji1203–1230 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  24. 24Nasu no YoichiNasu no Yoichi1169–1232 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  25. 25Hōjō YasutokiHōjō Yasutoki1183–1242 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  26. 26Kujō YoshitsuneKujō Yoshitsune1169–1206 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  27. 27Hōjō TokiyoriHōjō Tokiyori1227–1263 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  28. 28Abutsu-niAbutsu-ni1209–1283 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  29. 29IppenIppen1239–1289 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  30. 30Hōjō MasamuraHōjō Masamura1205–1273 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  31. 31Saionji KintsuneSaionji Kintsune1171–1244 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  32. 32Asukai MasatsuneAsukai Masatsune1170–1221 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  33. 33Hōjō NagatokiHōjō Nagatoki1230–1264 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  34. 34Shimazu TadahisaShimazu Tadahisa1200–1227 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  35. 35Kujō MichiieKujō Michiie1193–1252 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  36. 36NikkōNikkō1246–1333 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  37. 37Hōjō TsunetokiHōjō Tsunetoki1224–1246 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  38. 38MyōeMyōe1173–1232 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  39. 39EnniEnni1202–1280 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  40. 40Takezaki SuenagaTakezaki Suenaga1246–1400 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  41. 41Ichijō SanetsuneIchijō Sanetsune1223–1284 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  42. 42Fujiwara no TameieFujiwara no Tameie1198–1275 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  43. 43Hōjō MunenobuHōjō Munenobu1259–1312 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  44. 44KōkeiKōkei1200–1300 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artistsnot measured—
  45. 45FNFujiwara no Kitsushi1225–1292 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  46. 46FNFujiwara no Ritsushi1192–1248 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  47. 47Matsudono MoroieMatsudono Moroie1172–1238 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  48. 48TankeiTankei1173–1256 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artistsnot measured—
  49. 49FNFujiwara no Shunshi1209–1233 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  50. 50Shunzei's DaughterShunzei's Daughter1171–1254 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  51. 51Saionji SaneujiSaionji Saneuji1194–1269 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  52. 52Fujiwara NobuzaneFujiwara Nobuzane1176–1266 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artists0 decades
  53. 53HTHōjō Tokifusa1175–1240 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  54. 54Koun EjōKoun Ejō1198–1280 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  55. 55Mōri SuemitsuMōri Suemitsu1202–1247 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  56. 56Nawa NagatoshiNawa Nagatoshi1250–1336 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  57. 57KNKujō Ninshi1173–1239 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  58. 58FNFujiwara no Saneko1245–1272 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  59. 59AKAdachi Kagemoridied 1248 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  60. 60Konoe IezaneKonoe Iezane1179–1243 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  61. 61Kikuchi TakefusaKikuchi Takefusa1245–1285 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  62. 62Nijō YoshizaneNijō Yoshizane1216–1271 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  63. 63Konoe KanetsuneKonoe Kanetsune1210–1259 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politicians0 decades
  64. 64Kōkamon-in no BettōKōkamon-in no Bettōborn 1200 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  65. 65MujūMujū1227–1312 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  66. 66RRishi-naishinnō1197–1251 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  67. 67FNFujiwara no Kimiko1232–1304 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  68. 68KKuniko-naishinnō1209–1283 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  69. 69KMKoga Michiteru1187–1248 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  70. 70MMasanari-shinnō1200–1255 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  71. 71FNFujiwara no Ariko1207–1286 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  72. 72KugyōKugyō1200–1219 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  73. 73Hiki YoshikazuHiki Yoshikazu1200–1203 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  74. 74FNFujiwara no Reishi1185–1243 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  75. 75Adachi YasumoriAdachi Yasumori1231–1285 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  76. 76Sō SukekuniSō Sukekuni1207–1274 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  77. 77Shōni KagesukeShōni Kagesuke1246–1285 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  78. 78GGishi-naishinnō1224–1262 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  79. 79TNTaira no Chikazanedied 1290 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  80. 80IchimanIchiman1198–1203 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  81. 81NinshōNinshō1217–1303 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  82. 82HNHachijō-in no Takakura1176–1300 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  83. 83EisonEison1201–1290 · 🇯🇵 Japan4 decades
  84. 84HTHōjō Tokisuke1248–1272 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  85. 85Takatsukasa KanehiraTakatsukasa Kanehira1228–1294 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  86. 86Kujō NorizaneKujō Norizane1210–1235 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  87. 87HNHōjō Nobutoki1238–1323 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  88. 88Hōjō TomotokiHōjō Tomotoki1193–1245 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  89. 89AAwanotsubonedied 1227 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  90. 90Eshin-niEshin-ni1182–1268 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  91. 91Takatsukasa KanetadaTakatsukasa Kanetada1262–1301 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  92. 92Kusunoki MasasueKusunoki Masasue1250–1336 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  93. 93FNFujiwara no Tamekane1254–1332 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  94. 94Ōtomo YoshinaoŌtomo Yoshinao1172–1223 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  95. 95Go-Saga-in chūnagon no tenjiGo-Saga-in chūnagon no tenji1201–1299 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot measured—
  96. 96Tettsū GikaiTettsū Gikai1219–1309 · 🇯🇵 Japannot measured—
  97. 97Takatsukasa MototadaTakatsukasa Mototada1247–1313 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  98. 98NNitchō1252–1317 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  99. 99Ichijō IetsuneIchijō Ietsune1248–1294 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Politiciansnot measured—
  100. 100DDōjo-nyūdōshinnō1196–1249 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writersnot 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.