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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. 1Saint DominicSaint Dominic1170–1221 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures17 decades
  2. 2Ibn ArabiIbn Arabi1165–1240 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Academics5 decades
  3. 3Ferdinand III of CastileFerdinand III of Castile1199–1252 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Models22 decades
  4. 4Ramon LlullRamon Llull1232–1316 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers3 decades
  5. 5Blanche of CastileBlanche of Castile1188–1252 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures22 decades
  6. 6Alfonso X of CastileAlfonso X of Castile1221–1284 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers1 decades
  7. 7Peter III of AragonPeter III of Aragon1240–1285 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures21 decades
  8. 8Sancho IV of León and CastileSancho IV of León and Castile1258–1295 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Politicians22 decades
  9. 9Berengaria of NavarreBerengaria of Navarre1165–1230 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures1 decades
  10. 10Berengaria of CastileBerengaria of Castile1180–1246 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Modelsnot measured—
  11. 11Alfonso IX of LeónAlfonso IX of León1171–1230 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Historical Figures0 decades
  12. 12Arnaldus de Villa NovaArnaldus de Villa Nova1240–1311 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Doctors0 decades
  13. 13Abraham AbulafiaAbraham Abulafia1240–1292 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Academics3 decades
  14. 14Al-QurtubiAl-Qurtubi1214–1273 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Actors0 decades
  15. 15JBJoseph ben Abraham Gikatilla1248–1325 · 🇪🇸 Spain7 decades
  16. 16DDDiego de Acebo1200–1207 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures6 decades
  17. 17Shem-Tov ibn FalaqueraShem-Tov ibn Falaquera1225–1290 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writersnot measured—
  18. 18Raimon VidalRaimon Vidal1196–1252 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers0 decades
  19. 19LDLucas de Tuy1200–1249 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers0 decades
  20. 20Cerverí de GironaCerverí de Gironaborn 1259 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers0 decades
  21. 21Munio of ZamoraMunio of Zamora1237–1300 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures1 decades
  22. 22GPGonzalo Pérez Gudiel1238–1299 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures5 decades
  23. 23Gil de TorresGil de Torres1180–1254 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Religious Figures2 decades
  24. 24IBIsaac ben Joseph ibn Pulgar1201–1500 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Academicsnot measured—
  25. 25IIIsaac ibn Latif1210–1280 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Academicsnot measured—
  26. 26FDFerran d'Aragó1248–1251 · 🇪🇸 Spain22 decades
  27. 27PDPêro da Ponte1201–1260 · 🇪🇸 Spain · 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.