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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.

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FieldAllHistorical FiguresPoliticiansWritersArtistsReligious FiguresAcademicsModelsMusiciansArchitectsScientists
  1. 1Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti1404–1472 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects22 decades
  2. 2Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi1377–1446 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects22 decades
  3. 3Donato BramanteDonato Bramante1444–1514 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects22 decades
  4. 4Giuliano da SangalloGiuliano da Sangallo1445–1516 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects22 decades
  5. 5FilareteFilarete1400–1469 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architectsnot measured—
  6. 6Antonio da Sangallo the ElderAntonio da Sangallo the Elder1455–1534 · Architects10 decades
  7. 7Aristotile FioravantiAristotile Fioravanti1420–1486 · Architects20 decades
  8. 8Giovanni GiocondoGiovanni Giocondo1433–1515 · Architects19 decades
  9. 9Bernardo RossellinoBernardo Rossellino1409–1464 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  10. 10Benedetto da MaianoBenedetto da Maiano1442–1497 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects22 decades
  11. 11Luciano LauranaLuciano Laurana1420–1479 · Architects0 decades
  12. 12Antonio ManettiAntonio Manetti1423–1497 · Architects22 decades
  13. 13Mauro CodussiMauro Codussi1440–1504 · Architects6 decades
  14. 14Baccio PontelliBaccio Pontelli1449–1494 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  15. 15Anton PilgramAnton Pilgram1460–1515 · Architects15 decades
  16. 16Aloisio da MilanoAloisio da Milanoborn 1450 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architectsnot measured—
  17. 17Biagio RossettiBiagio Rossetti1447–1516 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  18. 18Benedikt RejtBenedikt Rejt1454–1534 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Architects5 decades
  19. 19Andrea BregnoAndrea Bregno1418–1503 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects13 decades
  20. 20Baccio d'AgnoloBaccio d'Agnolo1462–1543 · Architects22 decades
  21. 21ASAtik Sinan1450–1471 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Architects0 decades
  22. 22Andrea AleksiAndrea Aleksi1425–1504 · Architectsnot measured—
  23. 23Juan GuasJuan Guas1430–1496 · 🇫🇷 France · Architects18 decades
  24. 24Juan de ColoniaJuan de Colonia1410–1481 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Architects0 decades
  25. 25Simone del PollaioloSimone del Pollaiolo1457–1508 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  26. 26WSWilliam Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness1410–1484 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Architectsnot measured—
  27. 27KXKuai Xiang1398–1481 · Architects0 decades
  28. 28Pere ComptePere Compte1401–1506 · Architects0 decades
  29. 29Guillem SagreraGuillem Sagrera1380–1456 · Architects1 decades
  30. 30Antonio RizzoAntonio Rizzo1430–1499 · Architects0 decades
  31. 31Alessandro LeopardiAlessandro Leopardi1447–1522 · Architects0 decades
  32. 32LFLuca Fancelli1430–1502 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects20 decades
  33. 33Simón de ColoniaSimón de Colonia1450–1511 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Architects14 decades
  34. 34Diogo de BoitacaDiogo de Boitaca1460–1528 · Architects0 decades
  35. 35Jörg von HalsbachJörg von Halsbach1450–1488 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Architects0 decades
  36. 36Mathes RoriczerMathes Roriczer1440–1493 · Architects0 decades
  37. 37Francesco FiorentinoFrancesco Fiorentino1439–1516 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  38. 38Jan van RuysbroeckJan van Ruysbroeck1396–1486 · Architects0 decades
  39. 39Matěj RejsekMatěj Rejsek1445–1506 · Architectsnot measured—
  40. 40Lorenzo Vázquez de SegoviaLorenzo Vázquez de Segovia1401–1600 · 🇪🇸 Spain · Architects0 decades
  41. 41Giovanni BattagioGiovanni Battagioborn 1401 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects1 decades
  42. 42GSGiovanni Solari1400–1482 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 decades
  43. 43Maso di BartolomeoMaso di Bartolomeo1406–1456 · Architects0 decades
  44. 44JMJoost Massys1463–1530 · Architectsnot measured—
  45. 45Johannes HültzJohannes Hültz1390–1449 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Architects0 decades
  46. 46Matheus de LayensMatheus de Layens1450–1483 · Architectsnot measured—
  47. 47LLLorenz Lechler1460–1538 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Architects2 decades
  48. 48Giorgio SpaventoGiorgio Spavento1440–1509 · Architects0 decades
  49. 49Giovanni Francesco MormandoGiovanni Francesco Mormando1449–1530 · Architectsnot measured—
  50. 50János AquilaJános Aquila1400–1500 · Architectsnot measured—
  51. 51Antonio da LonateAntonio da Lonate1456–1541 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architectsnot measured—
  52. 52RFRemigius Faesch1460–1533 · 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Architects0 decades
  53. 53Paolo della StellaPaolo della Stella1450–1552 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Architects0 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.