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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. 1Robert de SorbonRobert de Sorbon1201–1274 · Actors0 decades
  2. 2Al-QurtubiAl-Qurtubi1214–1273 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Actors0 decades
  3. 3Ubertino of CasaleUbertino of Casale1259–1329 · Actors0 decades
  4. 4Ibn al-SalahIbn al-Salah1181–1245 · Actors0 decades
  5. 5Konrad von MarburgKonrad von Marburg1180–1233 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Actors22 decades
  6. 6Al-BaydawiAl-Baydawi1201–1286 · Actors0 decades
  7. 7Ibn 'Ata AllahIbn 'Ata Allah1260–1309 · Actors0 decades
  8. 8Asher ben JehielAsher ben Jehiel1250–1327 · Actorsnot measured—
  9. 9POPeter Olivi1248–1298 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  10. 10John PeckhamJohn Peckham1227–1292 · Actors12 decades
  11. 11Abu Hayyan al-GharnatiAbu Hayyan al-Gharnati1256–1344 · Actorsnot measured—
  12. 12Ibrahim El-DesoukiIbrahim El-Desouki1255–1296 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Actorsnot measured—
  13. 13AAl-Hilli1250–1325 · Actors0 decades
  14. 14Saint FinaSaint Fina1238–1253 · Actors0 decades
  15. 15Zahed GilaniZahed Gilani1216–1301 · Actors0 decades
  16. 16ʿIʿAbdallāh Ibn-Aḥmad Nasafī1240–1310 · Actorsnot measured—
  17. 17John XI of ConstantinopleJohn XI of Constantinople1225–1297 · Actorsnot measured—
  18. 18Guglielma de BohêmeGuglielma de Bohême1216–1281 · Actorsnot measured—
  19. 19Husam al-Din ChalabiHusam al-Din Chalabi1225–1283 · Actorsnot measured—
  20. 20PTPhilip the Chancellor1165–1236 · Actors0 decades
  21. 21OVOliver von Paderborn1170–1227 · Actors0 decades
  22. 22ODOttaviano degli Ubaldini1214–1273 · Actors0 decades
  23. 23‘A‘Abd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī1201–1330 · Actorsnot measured—
  24. 24Werner of OberweselWerner of Oberwesel1271–1287 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Actors0 decades
  25. 25Sayf al-Din al-BakharziSayf al-Din al-Bakharzi1190–1261 · Actorsnot measured—
  26. 26Augustinus TriumphusAugustinus Triumphus1243–1328 · Actors3 decades
  27. 27MAMuhaqqiq al-Hilli1205–1277 · Actors0 decades
  28. 28Hugh AycelinHugh Aycelin1230–1297 · 🇫🇷 France · Actorsnot measured—
  29. 29Richard of MiddletonRichard of Middleton1249–1302 · Actors0 decades
  30. 30BDBérenger de Landore1262–1330 · Actorsnot measured—
  31. 31HNHervaeus Natalis1260–1323 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  32. 32Guillaume Pierre GodinGuillaume Pierre Godin1260–1336 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  33. 33SAShihab ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah1230–1284 · Actorsnot measured—
  34. 34Andrea da SegniAndrea da Segni1240–1302 · Actorsnot measured—
  35. 35Martinus de DaciaMartinus de Dacia1220–1304 · Actors0 decades
  36. 36Hazrat Shah MakhdumHazrat Shah Makhdum1216–1313 · Actorsnot measured—
  37. 37Peregrine of OpolePeregrine of Opole1260–1335 · Actorsnot measured—
  38. 38Annibale AnnibaldiAnnibale Annibaldi1220–1271 · Actorsnot measured—
  39. 39Mahmud Injir Al FaghnawiMahmud Injir Al Faghnawi1231–1317 · Actorsnot measured—
  40. 40TCThomas Cobham1250–1327 · Actors5 decades
  41. 41RORoland of Cremona1178–1259 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors11 decades
  42. 42Ugo PanzieraUgo Panziera1260–1330 · Actors0 decades
  43. 43PPorchetus1250–1315 · Actors0 decades
  44. 44Nicolas Caignet de FréauvilleNicolas Caignet de Fréauville1250–1323 · 🇫🇷 France · Actorsnot measured—
  45. 45WOWilliam of Ware1260–1305 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Actors0 decades
  46. 46TMTheodōros Mouzalōndied 1294 · Actorsnot 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.