Claim profile
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. 1Pope Gregory XIPope Gregory XI1329–1378 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  2. 2Saint RochSaint Roch1293–1327 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures10 decades
  3. 3Pope Urban VPope Urban V1310–1370 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  4. 4Pope Clement VIPope Clement VI1291–1352 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures18 decades
  5. 5Pope Benedict XIIPope Benedict XII1280–1342 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures2 decades
  6. 6Pope Innocent VIPope Innocent VI1282–1362 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures4 decades
  7. 7Humbert II of ViennoisHumbert II of Viennois1312–1355 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Bertrand du PougetBertrand du Pouget1280–1352 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures6 decades
  9. 9Philippe of AlençonPhilippe of Alençon1338–1397 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures10 decades
  10. 10Angel GrimoardAngel Grimoard1320–1388 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Philippe de CabassolePhilippe de Cabassole1305–1372 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12JDJean de La Rochetaillée1360–1437 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Simon of CramaudSimon of Cramaud1345–1423 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  14. 14Raymond de CanillacRaymond de Canillac1300–1373 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  15. 15Hélias de Saint-YrieixHélias de Saint-Yrieixdied 1367 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16Jean de Murat de CrosJean de Murat de Cros1301–1383 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures3 decades
  17. 17Nicolas de BesseNicolas de Besse1320–1369 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18Pierre de Murat de CrosPierre de Murat de Cros1320–1388 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Gui de MaillesecGui de Maillesec1340–1411 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  20. 20LDLewis de Beaumont1270–1333 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  21. 21Gaillard de la MotteGaillard de la Motte1300–1356 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  22. 22Pierre GirardPierre Girard1350–1415 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23Guillaume CourtGuillaume Court1350–1361 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  24. 24Guillaume ArrufatGuillaume Arrufat1300–1311 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Pierre de MonterucPierre de Monteruc1350–1385 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Bertrand LagierBertrand Lagier1320–1392 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27Arnaud de FaugèresArnaud de Faugères1300–1317 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  28. 28GDGérard du Puydied 1389 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  29. 29HDHenri, Dauphin of Viennois1296–1328 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures3 decades
  30. 30Imbert du PuyImbert du Puy1300–1348 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  31. 31Guillaume d'Aigrefeuille le JeuneGuillaume d'Aigrefeuille le Jeune1339–1401 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures3 decades
  32. 32Bernard du BosquetBernard du Bosquetdied 1371 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  33. 33RDRobert de Pontigny1300–1305 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  34. 34Pierre de ThuryPierre de Thury1350–1410 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures2 decades
  35. 35Hugues de Saint-MartialHugues de Saint-Martial1350–1403 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  36. 36PDPierre de La Chapelle-Taillefert1300–1312 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  37. 37Renoul de MonterucRenoul de Monteruc1351–1382 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  38. 38GBGuillaume Bragossedied 1367 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot 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.