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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. 1Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri1265–1321 · Writers22 decades
  2. 2Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio1313–1375 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Writers22 decades
  3. 3Ibn KhaldunIbn Khaldun1332–1406 · Writers16 decades
  4. 4Christine de PizanChristine de Pizan1364–1430 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers7 decades
  5. 5HafezHafez1325–1389 · Writersnot measured—
  6. 6Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer1343–1400 · Writers22 decades
  7. 7Bayezid IBayezid I1354–1403 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  8. 8Bridget of SwedenBridget of Sweden1303–1373 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · Writers3 decades
  9. 9Luo GuanzhongLuo Guanzhong1334–1400 · 🇨🇳 China · Writers7 decades
  10. 10Ibn KathirIbn Kathir1301–1373 · Writers3 decades
  11. 11Jean FroissartJean Froissart1337–1410 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  12. 12Shi Nai'anShi Nai'an1296–1372 · Writers5 decades
  13. 13Juan RuizJuan Ruiz1283–1350 · Writers0 decades
  14. 14Johannes TaulerJohannes Tauler1300–1361 · Writers0 decades
  15. 15James II of AragonJames II of Aragon1267–1327 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Writers0 decades
  16. 16ZMZeami Motokiyo1363–1443 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  17. 17Marino FalieroMarino Faliero1274–1355 · Writers17 decades
  18. 18Ibn al-KhatibIbn al-Khatib1313–1374 · Writers0 decades
  19. 19RDRustichello da Pisa1300–1322 · Writers11 decades
  20. 20Al-DhahabiAl-Dhahabi1274–1348 · Writers0 decades
  21. 21AAl-Maqrizi1364–1442 · Writers0 decades
  22. 22EDEustache Deschamps1340–1406 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  23. 23TannhäuserTannhäuser1300–1300 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers22 decades
  24. 24John of RuysbroeckJohn of Ruysbroeck1293–1381 · Writers0 decades
  25. 25Gaston III, Count of FoixGaston III, Count of Foix1331–1391 · Writers0 decades
  26. 26John MandevilleJohn Mandeville1300–1372 · Writers22 decades
  27. 27Giovanni VillaniGiovanni Villani1280–1348 · Writers17 decades
  28. 28Cangrande I della ScalaCangrande I della Scala1291–1329 · Writers13 decades
  29. 29Don Juan ManuelDon Juan Manuel1282–1349 · Writers20 decades
  30. 30AAbulfeda1273–1331 · Writers18 decades
  31. 31Wenceslaus I, Duke of LuxembourgWenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg1337–1383 · Writers0 decades
  32. 32William LanglandWilliam Langland1332–1386 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Writers15 decades
  33. 33ZDZhou Daguan1266–1346 · Writersnot measured—
  34. 34Yoshida KenkōYoshida Kenkō1283–1350 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  35. 35Pero López de AyalaPero López de Ayala1332–1407 · Writers0 decades
  36. 36Franco SacchettiFranco Sacchetti1332–1400 · Writers22 decades
  37. 37Song LianSong Lian1310–1381 · Writers1 decades
  38. 38Martín CodaxMartín Codax1300–1400 · Writers8 decades
  39. 39Jacob ben AsherJacob ben Asher1269–1343 · Writers17 decades
  40. 40Anselm TurmedaAnselm Turmeda1355–1423 · Writers0 decades
  41. 41Süleyman PaşaSüleyman Paşa1306–1357 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  42. 42Nicholas CabasilasNicholas Cabasilas1322–1391 · Writers0 decades
  43. 43Maria de LunaMaria de Luna1353–1406 · Writers22 decades
  44. 44John GowerJohn Gower1330–1408 · Writers22 decades
  45. 45LLalleshwari1320–1392 · Writers0 decades
  46. 46Ramon MuntanerRamon Muntaner1265–1336 · Writers0 decades
  47. 47Ma ZhiyuanMa Zhiyuan1270–1330 · Writers6 decades
  48. 48NamdevNamdev1270–1350 · Writersnot measured—
  49. 49Winrich von KniprodeWinrich von Kniprode1310–1382 · Writers0 decades
  50. 50Tommaso MocenigoTommaso Mocenigo1343–1423 · Writers0 decades
  51. 51LongchenpaLongchenpa1308–1364 · Writers3 decades
  52. 52Andrew CorsiniAndrew Corsini1301–1374 · Writers22 decades
  53. 53Milica HrebeljanovićMilica Hrebeljanović1335–1405 · Writersnot measured—
  54. 54ShabestariShabestari1287–1320 · Writersnot measured—
  55. 55JefimijaJefimija1349–1405 · Writers0 decades
  56. 56VidyapatiVidyapati1352–1448 · Writers10 decades
  57. 57Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of PembrokeAymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke1270–1324 · Writersnot measured—
  58. 58Ubayd ZakaniUbayd Zakani1301–1371 · Writers0 decades
  59. 59Şeyh Bedreddin SimaviŞeyh Bedreddin Simavi1359–1416 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writersnot measured—
  60. 60Kamal KhujandiKamal Khujandi1321–1400 · Writers0 decades
  61. 61Fang XiaoruFang Xiaoru1357–1402 · Writersnot measured—
  62. 62Empress XuEmpress Xu1362–1407 · Writersnot measured—
  63. 63TITheodore I1290–1338 · Writers1 decades
  64. 64Hamdallah MustawfiHamdallah Mustawfi1281–1339 · Writers0 decades
  65. 65Geoffroi de CharnyGeoffroi de Charny1306–1356 · Writers1 decades
  66. 66Jeong Mong-juJeong Mong-ju1337–1392 · Writers0 decades
  67. 67Sayyid Ali HamadaniSayyid Ali Hamadani1314–1385 · Writers0 decades
  68. 68Michele StenoMichele Steno1331–1413 · Writers2 decades
  69. 69POPeter of Dusburg1300–1400 · Writers0 decades
  70. 70John BarbourJohn Barbour1316–1395 · Writers19 decades
  71. 71Dafydd ap GwilymDafydd ap Gwilym1320–1380 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Writers9 decades
  72. 72SAShihab al-Umari1301–1349 · Writersnot measured—
  73. 73Hwang HuiHwang Hui1363–1452 · Writers0 decades
  74. 74John DominiciJohn Dominici1356–1419 · Writers19 decades
  75. 75Fazlallah AstarabadiFazlallah Astarabadi1340–1394 · Writers0 decades
  76. 76Cecco d'AscoliCecco d'Ascoli1269–1327 · Writers0 decades
  77. 77Gao QiGao Qi1336–1374 · Writers0 decades
  78. 78HQHồ Quý Ly1336–1407 · Writers0 decades
  79. 79Kadi Burhan al-DinKadi Burhan al-Din1345–1398 · Writers0 decades
  80. 80Al-NuwayriAl-Nuwayri1278–1333 · Writers0 decades
  81. 81Abd al-Rahim ibn al-Husain al-'IraqiAbd al-Rahim ibn al-Husain al-'Iraqi1325–1403 · Writersnot measured—
  82. 82LPLeontios Pilatus1310–1365 · Writersnot measured—
  83. 83KMKöse Mihal1300–1340 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  84. 84Nimetullah-ı VeliNimetullah-ı Veli1330–1429 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writersnot measured—
  85. 85Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of WestmorlandRalph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland1364–1425 · Writers14 decades
  86. 86Khwaju KermaniKhwaju Kermani1280–1352 · Writers0 decades
  87. 87Shaykh Uways JalayirShaykh Uways Jalayir1338–1374 · Writersnot measured—
  88. 88FiruzabadiFiruzabadi1329–1415 · Writers0 decades
  89. 89Hacı Bayram-ı VeliHacı Bayram-ı Veli1352–1430 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writersnot measured—
  90. 90ZZarkashi1344–1392 · 🇪🇬 Egypt · Writers0 decades
  91. 91AAl-Damiri1341–1405 · Writers0 decades
  92. 92IAIbn Al Ouardy1290–1349 · Writersnot measured—
  93. 93SFSinanüddin Fakih Yusuf Pashadied 1364 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writersnot measured—
  94. 94Bande NawazBande Nawaz1321–1422 · Writers0 decades
  95. 95Abd al-Qadir al-MaraghiAbd al-Qadir al-Maraghi1353–1435 · Writersnot measured—
  96. 96Kitabatake ChikafusaKitabatake Chikafusa1293–1354 · Writers0 decades
  97. 97TBTurahan Bey1301–1456 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  98. 98MFMolla Fenari1350–1431 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  99. 99Trần Anh TôngTrần Anh Tông1276–1320 · Writersnot measured—
  100. 100Euthymius of TarnovoEuthymius of Tarnovo1320–1402 · Writersnot 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.