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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. 1Albertus MagnusAlbertus Magnus1200–1280 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Scientists22 decades
  2. 2Nasir al-Din al-TusiNasir al-Din al-Tusi1201–1274 · Scientistsnot measured—
  3. 3Ibn al-BaitarIbn al-Baitar1197–1248 · Scientists0 decades
  4. 4Petrus Peregrinus de MaricourtPetrus Peregrinus de Maricourt1240–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists6 decades
  5. 5Guo ShoujingGuo Shoujing1231–1316 · Scientists0 decades
  6. 6Guido BonattiGuido Bonatti1210–1296 · Scientists22 decades
  7. 7NBNikephoros Blemmydes1197–1269 · Scientists0 decades
  8. 8AAAthīr al-Dīn al-Abharīdied 1264 · Scientistsnot measured—
  9. 9Theodoric of FreibergTheodoric of Freiberg1250–1310 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Scientists11 decades
  10. 10Abu al-Abbas al-NabatiAbu al-Abbas al-Nabati1166–1239 · Scientistsnot measured—
  11. 11Campanus of NovaraCampanus of Novara1220–1296 · Scientists0 decades
  12. 12Salvino D'ArmateSalvino D'Armate1258–1312 · Scientists0 decades
  13. 13AAAhmad al-Tifashi1184–1253 · Scientists0 decades
  14. 14SAShams al-Dīn al-Samarqandī1250–1310 · Scientistsnot measured—
  15. 15MAMuhyi al-Dīn al-Maghribī1220–1283 · Scientistsnot measured—
  16. 16Mu'ayyad al-Din al-'UrdiMu'ayyad al-Din al-'Urdi1200–1266 · Scientistsnot measured—
  17. 17Najm ad-Din al-TufiNajm ad-Din al-Tufi1259–1316 · Scientistsnot measured—
  18. 18GCGrigorios Choniades1240–1320 · Scientistsnot measured—
  19. 19Abu Ali al-Hasan al-MurrakushiAbu Ali al-Hasan al-Murrakushidied 1262 · Scientistsnot measured—
  20. 20IAIbn al‐Ha'im al‐Ishbiliborn 1213 · Scientistsnot measured—
  21. 21Al-Ashraf Umar IIAl-Ashraf Umar II1242–1296 · Scientistsnot measured—
  22. 22ADAlessandro della Spina1201–1313 · Scientists0 decades
  23. 23JBJudah ben Solomon ha-Kohenborn 1215 · Scientistsnot measured—
  24. 24Raḍwān ibn Muḥammad al-SāʻātīRaḍwān ibn Muḥammad al-Sāʻātīdied 1230 · Scientistsnot measured—
  25. 25Isaac Israeli ben JosephIsaac Israeli ben Joseph1250–1301 · Scientistsnot measured—
  26. 26ADAndalò del Negro1260–1334 · Scientists0 decades
  27. 27IAIbn al‐Raqqam1250–1315 · Scientistsnot measured—
  28. 28Giovanni da CarignanoGiovanni da Carignano1250–1329 · Scientists0 decades
  29. 29MAMuhammad al-Riqutiborn 1250 · Scientistsnot measured—
  30. 30ZTZulema the Astrologerborn 1190 · Scientistsnot 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.