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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. 1CimabueCimabue1240–1302 · Artists22 decades
  2. 2DuccioDuccio1255–1319 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists18 decades
  3. 3Giovanni PisanoGiovanni Pisano1248–1315 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  4. 4Pietro CavalliniPietro Cavallini1240–1330 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  5. 5Nicola PisanoNicola Pisano1225–1284 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists8 decades
  6. 6Matthew ParisMatthew Paris1200–1259 · Artists22 decades
  7. 7GDGuan Daosheng1262–1319 · Artistsnot measured—
  8. 8MuqiMuqi1210–1269 · Artistsnot measured—
  9. 9Zhao MengfuZhao Mengfu1254–1322 · Artists0 decades
  10. 10Guido of SienaGuido of Siena1230–1290 · Artists0 decades
  11. 11Liang KaiLiang Kai1200–1300 · Artists0 decades
  12. 12Coppo di MarcovaldoCoppo di Marcovaldo1225–1276 · Artists0 decades
  13. 13AranikoAraniko1244–1306 · Artists0 decades
  14. 14Xia GuiXia Gui1195–1224 · Artists0 decades
  15. 15Bonaventura BerlinghieriBonaventura Berlinghieri1210–1287 · Artists0 decades
  16. 16Qian XuanQian Xuan1235–1305 · Artists0 decades
  17. 17EZEmperor Zhangzong of Jin1168–1208 · Artistsnot measured—
  18. 18Buonamico BuffalmaccoBuonamico Buffalmacco1262–1340 · Artists0 decades
  19. 19Maso di BancoMaso di Banco1250–1348 · Artists0 decades
  20. 20Berlinghiero BerlinghieriBerlinghiero Berlinghieri1175–1236 · Artists2 decades
  21. 21Jacopo TorritiJacopo Torriti1250–1250 · Artists11 decades
  22. 22Giunta PisanoGiunta Pisano1190–1260 · Artists22 decades
  23. 23Naumburg MasterNaumburg Master1200–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists0 decades
  24. 24Gao KegongGao Kegong1248–1310 · Artists0 decades
  25. 25Chen RongChen Rong1200–1266 · Artists0 decades
  26. 26Wuzhun ShifanWuzhun Shifan1177–1249 · Artists0 decades
  27. 27Master of CabestanyMaster of Cabestanyborn 1200 · Artists0 decades
  28. 28KōkeiKōkei1200–1300 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artistsnot measured—
  29. 29Margaritone d'ArezzoMargaritone d'Arezzo1240–1290 · Artists0 decades
  30. 30Gaddo GaddiGaddo Gaddi1239–1312 · Artists1 decades
  31. 31TankeiTankei1173–1256 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artistsnot measured—
  32. 32Fujiwara NobuzaneFujiwara Nobuzane1176–1266 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artists0 decades
  33. 33Master of Vyšší BrodMaster of Vyšší Brod1250–1301 · Artistsnot measured—
  34. 34Ren RenfaRen Renfa1254–1327 · Artists0 decades
  35. 35Memmo di FilippuccioMemmo di Filippuccio1250–1325 · Artists0 decades
  36. 36RadovanRadovan1201–1300 · Artistsnot measured—
  37. 37Liu SongnianLiu Songnian1174–1224 · Artists0 decades
  38. 38Dietisalvi di SpemeDietisalvi di Speme1201–1291 · Artists0 decades
  39. 39Master HonoréMaster Honoré1250–1312 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists0 decades
  40. 40Filippo RusutiFilippo Rusuti1255–1325 · Artists8 decades
  41. 41Zhao MengjianZhao Mengjian1199–1295 · Artists0 decades
  42. 42Niccolò di SegnaNiccolò di Segna1250–1348 · Artists0 decades
  43. 43Liu GuandaoLiu Guandao1258–1336 · Artists0 decades
  44. 44Master of Saint FrancisMaster of Saint Francis1250–1300 · Artists0 decades
  45. 45Guglielmo AgnelliGuglielmo Agnelli1238–1313 · Artists0 decades
  46. 46Barisano da TraniBarisano da Traniborn 1200 · Artists14 decades
  47. 47GKGong Kai1222–1307 · Artists0 decades
  48. 48JōkeiJōkei1184–1300 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Artistsnot measured—
  49. 49Master of the MagdalenMaster of the Magdalenborn 1250 · Artists8 decades
  50. 50Lupo di FrancescoLupo di Francesco1201–1400 · Artists0 decades
  51. 51Vigoroso da SienaVigoroso da Siena1240–1295 · Artists0 decades
  52. 52MOMaster of 1310born 1201 · Artistsnot measured—
  53. 53Master of the Blue CrucifixesMaster of the Blue Crucifixes1240–1260 · Artistsnot measured—
  54. 54BBBarone Berlinghieri1228–1282 · Artists0 decades
  55. 55MOMaster of Soriguerola1250–1400 · Artists0 decades
  56. 56Ugolino di TediceUgolino di Tedice1250–1277 · Artists0 decades
  57. 57RDRinaldo da Siena1250–1300 · Artistsnot measured—
  58. 58GDGuido di Graziano1250–1300 · Artists0 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.