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1300–1399

The 14th century

Whose working lives fell in the 14th 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 14th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Philip the BoldPhilip the Bold1342–1404 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  2. 2Charles, Count of ValoisCharles, Count of Valois1270–1325 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  3. 3Clement VIIClement VII1342–1394 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  4. 4Étienne MarcelÉtienne Marcel1315–1358 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians20 decades
  5. 5Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of CornwallPiers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall1284–1312 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  6. 6Joan I, Countess of AuvergneJoan I, Countess of Auvergne1326–1360 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  7. 7William I, Count of HainautWilliam I, Count of Hainaut1287–1337 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  8. 8Joan III, Countess of BurgundyJoan III, Countess of Burgundy1308–1347 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  9. 9Margaret I, Countess of BurgundyMargaret I, Countess of Burgundy1309–1382 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  10. 10Catherine of CourtenayCatherine of Courtenay1274–1307 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians14 decades
  11. 11Joan, Duchess of BrittanyJoan, Duchess of Brittany1319–1384 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  12. 12Charles de La CerdaCharles de La Cerda1327–1354 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  13. 13John of Luxembourg, Lord of BeauvoirJohn of Luxembourg, Lord of Beauvoir1370–1397 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians22 decades
  14. 14Hélion de VilleneuveHélion de Villeneuve1270–1346 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15John of Brittany, Earl of RichmondJohn of Brittany, Earl of Richmond1266–1334 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians21 decades
  16. 16Arnaud Amanieu, Lord of AlbretArnaud Amanieu, Lord of Albret1338–1401 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17Guy of BoulogneGuy of Boulogne1313–1373 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians5 decades
  18. 18Pierre de CorneillanPierre de Corneillan1300–1355 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians0 decades
  19. 19Jeanne of HainaultJeanne of Hainault1323–1350 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  20. 20Régnier PotRégnier Pot1362–1432 · 🇫🇷 France · Politicians3 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.