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. 1PetrarchPetrarch1304–1374 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics22 decades
  2. 2GiottoGiotto1267–1337 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  3. 3Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio1313–1375 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  4. 4Catherine of SienaCatherine of Siena1347–1380 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians18 decades
  5. 5Pope Gregory XIIPope Gregory XII1335–1417 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  6. 6Pope Urban VIPope Urban VI1318–1389 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures10 decades
  7. 7Simone MartiniSimone Martini1284–1344 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists21 decades
  8. 8Pope Boniface IXPope Boniface IX1356–1404 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures5 decades
  9. 9Pope Innocent VIIPope Innocent VII1339–1406 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures0 decades
  10. 10Joanna I of NaplesJoanna I of Naples1326–1382 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  11. 11Charles I of HungaryCharles I of Hungary1288–1342 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Historical Figures0 decades
  12. 12Francesco LandiniFrancesco Landini1335–1397 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Musicians17 decades
  13. 13Taddeo GaddiTaddeo Gaddi1300–1366 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists18 decades
  14. 14Marco CornaroMarco Cornaro1285–1368 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Politicians0 decades
  15. 15OrcagnaOrcagna1315–1368 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists22 decades
  16. 16Andrea PisanoAndrea Pisano1290–1348 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists15 decades
  17. 17Lorenzo MaitaniLorenzo Maitani1275–1330 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0 decades
  18. 18Francesco TalentiFrancesco Talenti1305–1369 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0 decades
  19. 19Filippo VillaniFilippo Villani1325–1407 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  20. 20Giovannino de’ GrassiGiovannino de’ Grassi1357–1398 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0 decades
  21. 21Nino PisanoNino Pisano1315–1370 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0 decades
  22. 22Bonino da CampioneBonino da Campione1325–1397 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists0 decades
  23. 23Bartolino da NovaraBartolino da Novara1350–1406 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects11 decades
  24. 24Alberto ArnoldiAlberto Arnoldi1350–1377 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Artists11 decades
  25. 25Antonio CermisoneAntonio Cermisone1301–1441 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Doctors0 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.