Claim profile
1400–1499

The 15th century

Whose working lives fell in the 15th 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 15th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

CountryAll🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇮🇹 Italy🇹🇷 Turkey🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇪🇸 Spain🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇪 Sweden🇵🇹 Portugal🇨🇭 Switzerland
FieldAllHistorical FiguresPoliticiansWritersArtistsReligious FiguresAcademicsModelsMusiciansArchitectsScientists
  1. 1Pierre CauchonPierre Cauchon1371–1442 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  2. 2BXBenedict XIV (Bernard Garnier)1370–1430 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures3 decades
  3. 3Charles II, Duke of BourbonCharles II, Duke of Bourbon1434–1488 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  4. 4Guillaume d'EstoutevilleGuillaume d'Estouteville1403–1483 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures17 decades
  5. 5Louis I, Duke of BarLouis I, Duke of Bardied 1430 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  6. 6Johannes SorethJohannes Soreth1394–1471 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  7. 7Jean RolinJean Rolin1408–1483 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures18 decades
  8. 8BXBenedict XIV (Jean Carrier)1370–1437 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures8 decades
  9. 9LOLewis of Luxembourg1391–1443 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  10. 10Alain de CoëtivyAlain de Coëtivy1407–1474 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Niccolò FieschiNiccolò Fieschi1456–1524 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  12. 12Regnault de ChartresRegnault de Chartres1380–1444 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  13. 13Raymond PeraudiRaymond Peraudi1435–1505 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  14. 14Gabriel-Marie NicolasGabriel-Marie Nicolas1462–1532 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  15. 15Carlo Domenico del CarrettoCarlo Domenico del Carretto1454–1514 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  16. 16Antoine Bohier Du PratAntoine Bohier Du Prat1460–1519 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures16 decades
  17. 17Hélie de BourdeillesHélie de Bourdeilles1423–1484 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18Ferry de ClugnyFerry de Clugny1430–1483 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures11 decades
  19. 19Richard Olivier de LongueilRichard Olivier de Longueil1406–1470 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures1 decades
  20. 20René de PrieRené de Prie1451–1519 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures3 decades
  21. 21Philippe de LevisPhilippe de Levis1435–1475 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures15 decades
  22. 22ADAndré d'Espinay1451–1500 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  23. 23FDFrançois de Busleyden1455–1502 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures1 decades
  24. 24TOThibaud of Luxembourg1410–1477 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  25. 25JSJaume Serra i Cau1427–1517 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  26. 26Robert GuibéRobert Guibé1460–1513 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  27. 27JDJacques d'Annebaut1450–1557 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  28. 28Jean ChevrotJean Chevrotdied 1460 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  29. 29GHGuillaume Huin d'Estaing1400–1455 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  30. 30FUFrancesco Uguccione1400–1412 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  31. 31GRGuillaume Ragutel de Montfort1400–1432 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures9 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.