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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. 1Christine de PizanChristine de Pizan1364–1430 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers7 decades
  2. 2Jean FroissartJean Froissart1337–1410 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  3. 3EDEustache Deschamps1340–1406 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  4. 4KBKalonymus ben Kalonymus1286–1328 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  5. 5Hélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Bishop of AuxerreHélie de Talleyrand-Périgord, Bishop of Auxerre1301–1364 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  6. 6Jehan de LescurelJehan de Lescurel1300–1304 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers1 decades
  7. 7Jean d'ArrasJean d'Arras1350–1394 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers20 decades
  8. 8AMAbba Mari1300–1400 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers9 decades
  9. 9Jean de La GrangeJean de La Grange1325–1402 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers1 decades
  10. 10Delphine of GlandèvesDelphine of Glandèves1283–1360 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers5 decades
  11. 11Jeanne-Marie de MailleJeanne-Marie de Maille1331–1414 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers2 decades
  12. 12Pierre DesprèsPierre Desprès1280–1361 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers1 decades
  13. 13Robert VIII Bertrand de BricquebecRobert VIII Bertrand de Bricquebec1273–1348 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  14. 14GBGerson ben Solomon Catalan1300–1300 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  15. 15JOJohn of Viktring1270–1347 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  16. 16Gilles Aycelin de MontaiguGilles Aycelin de Montaigu1300–1378 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  17. 17BDBernard d'Albidied 1350 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  18. 18Pierre Bertrand de ColombierPierre Bertrand de Colombier1299–1361 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 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.