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. 1Louis IV, Holy Roman EmperorLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor1282–1347 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Louis V, Duke of BavariaLouis V, Duke of Bavaria1315–1361 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  3. 3Louis II, Elector of BrandenburgLouis II, Elector of Brandenburg1328–1365 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  4. 4Margaret of BrabantMargaret of Brabant1276–1311 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  5. 5Eberhard III, Count of WürttembergEberhard III, Count of Württemberg1364–1417 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgMagnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg1324–1373 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures17 decades
  7. 7Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-TyrolMeinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol1344–1363 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures11 decades
  8. 8Elisabeth of NurembergElisabeth of Nuremberg1358–1411 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  9. 9Eberhard I, Count of WürttembergEberhard I, Count of Württemberg1265–1325 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  10. 10JIJohn II, Duke of Bavaria1341–1397 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  11. 11Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg1355–1416 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  12. 12William IWilliam I1343–1407 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  13. 13Joanna of BavariaJoanna of Bavaria1356–1386 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  14. 14AIAlbert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg1268–1318 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  15. 15HIHenry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen1267–1322 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  16. 16John II, Burgrave of NurembergJohn II, Burgrave of Nuremberg1309–1357 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  17. 17Bogislaw V, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania1318–1374 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures1 decades
  18. 18William I of Guelders and JülichWilliam I of Guelders and Jülich1364–1402 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19JIJohn II of Oldenburg1270–1316 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  20. 20JIJohn I, Duke of Bavaria1329–1340 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  21. 21Elisabeth of MeissenElisabeth of Meissen1329–1375 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  22. 22Albert II, Duke of BavariaAlbert II, Duke of Bavaria1368–1397 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  23. 23Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelFrederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel1357–1400 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  24. 24Eric I, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgEric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg1280–1359 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures18 decades
  25. 25OVOtto VI or IV, Duke of Bavaria1307–1334 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  26. 26AIAlbert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen1339–1383 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  27. 27Konrad III the OldKonrad III the Old1350–1412 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  28. 28Engelbert II of the MarkEngelbert II of the Mark1275–1328 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  29. 29EIEric II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg1320–1368 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures21 decades
  30. 30FVFrederick VIII, Count of Zollern1300–1333 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures15 decades
  31. 31John of ClevesJohn of Cleves1292–1368 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures11 decades
  32. 32John, Landgrave of Lower HesseJohn, Landgrave of Lower Hesse1300–1311 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  33. 33FIFrederick IX, Count of Hohenzollern1333–1379 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  34. 34Bogislaw VI, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VI, Duke of Pomerania1354–1393 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  35. 35Swantibor I, Duke of PomeraniaSwantibor I, Duke of Pomerania1351–1413 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  36. 36BVBerthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen1272–1340 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures8 decades
  37. 37AVAlbert V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg1330–1360 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  38. 38JIJohn III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg1330–1356 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  39. 39LOLoretta of Salm1300–1346 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  40. 40BVBernard V, Lord of Lippe1290–1365 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  41. 41HVHenry VII, Count of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg1285–1324 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  42. 42UIUlrich IV, Lord of Hanau1330–1380 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures18 decades
  43. 43WalramWalram1305–1380 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  44. 44JIJohann II.1265–1324 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 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.