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. 1Jean GersonJean Gerson1363–1429 · Actors7 decades
  2. 2Geert GrooteGeert Groote1340–1384 · Actors0 decades
  3. 3Ibn RajabIbn Rajab1335–1395 · Actors0 decades
  4. 4AIAbu Ishaq al-Shatibidied 1388 · Actors0 decades
  5. 5Taqi al-Din al-SubkiTaqi al-Din al-Subki1284–1355 · Actorsnot measured—
  6. 6Nicholas EymerichNicholas Eymerich1320–1399 · Actors0 decades
  7. 7DKDemetrios Kydones1324–1398 · Actors0 decades
  8. 8BABadr al-Din al-Ayni1361–1451 · Actorsnot measured—
  9. 9Richard RolleRichard Rolle1300–1349 · Actors20 decades
  10. 10KanamiKanami1333–1384 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Actorsnot measured—
  11. 11Ludolph of SaxonyLudolph of Saxony1300–1377 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Actors0 decades
  12. 12Bernardo TolomeiBernardo Tolomei1272–1348 · Actors0 decades
  13. 13Arnošt of PardubiceArnošt of Pardubice1297–1364 · Actors0 decades
  14. 14JOJohn of Jandun1285–1328 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors1 decades
  15. 15Branda da CastiglioneBranda da Castiglione1350–1443 · Actors0 decades
  16. 16ABAaron ben Elijah1328–1369 · Actors0 decades
  17. 17GAGregory Akindynos1300–1348 · Actors0 decades
  18. 18TMThomas Magister1275–1346 · Actors2 decades
  19. 19Simon of CasciaSimon of Cascia1295–1348 · Actors12 decades
  20. 20JDJames Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas1358–1388 · Actors22 decades
  21. 21AAAl-Mahdi Ahmad bin Yahya1363–1436 · Actorsnot measured—
  22. 22Muhammad 'Alauddin Al-Aththar Al-Bukhary Al-KhawarizmyMuhammad 'Alauddin Al-Aththar Al-Bukhary Al-Khawarizmy1318–1400 · Actorsnot measured—
  23. 23Ibn MuflihIbn Muflih1308–1362 · Actors0 decades
  24. 24FRFlorens Radewyns1350–1400 · Actorsnot measured—
  25. 25JOJohn of Hildesheim1315–1375 · Actors0 decades
  26. 26Bonaventura Badoardo de PeragaBonaventura Badoardo de Peraga1332–1389 · Actorsnot measured—
  27. 27ADAnnibale di Ceccano1282–1350 · Actorsnot measured—
  28. 28JBJohn Baconthorpe1290–1347 · Actors0 decades
  29. 29ICIrene Choumnaina1292–1355 · Actors0 decades
  30. 30Pierre BertrandPierre Bertrand1280–1349 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  31. 31Fortanerius VassalliFortanerius Vassalli1295–1361 · 🇫🇷 France · Actorsnot measured—
  32. 32HOHenry of Kalkar1328–1408 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Actors0 decades
  33. 33JBJoseph Bryennios1350–1431 · Actors0 decades
  34. 34FVFriedrich von Pernstein1270–1341 · Actorsnot measured—
  35. 35Adam EastonAdam Easton1330–1397 · Actors0 decades
  36. 36Guillaume FarinierGuillaume Farinier1356–1361 · 🇫🇷 France · Actors0 decades
  37. 37Gerard de DaumarGerard de Daumardied 1343 · 🇫🇷 France · Actorsnot measured—
  38. 38Adalbertus Ranconis de EricinioAdalbertus Ranconis de Ericinio1320–1388 · Actors0 decades
  39. 39Pasteur d’Aubenas de SerratsPasteur d’Aubenas de Serratsdied 1356 · 🇫🇷 France · Actorsnot 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.