← Fame through time1400-1499
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 coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Josquin des Prez16 decades - 2
Guillaume Du Fay0 decades - 3
Johannes Ockeghem1 decades - 4
John Dunstaple0 decades - 5
Gilles Binchois5 decades - 6
Heinrich Isaac0 decades - 7
Tallapaka Annamacharya0 decades - 8
Hans Talhoffer0 decades - 9
Jacob Obrecht0 decades - 10
Hans Böhm13 decades - 11
Antoine Busnois0 decades - 12
Johannes Tinctoris0 decades - 13
Johannes Ciconia3 decades - 14
Pierre de la Rue0 decades - 15
Bianca de' Medici0 decades - 16
Alexander Agricolanot measured- - 17
Franchinus Gaffurius20 decades - 18
Antoine Brumel0 decades - 19Jean Mouton20 decades
- 20Leonel Power0 decades
- 21
Loyset Compère2 decades - 22
Conrad Paumann6 decades - 23
Arnolt Schlick3 decades - 24Solage0 decades
- 25
Israhel van Meckenemnot measured- - 26
Juan de Anchieta11 decades - 27
Paul Hofhaimer9 decades - 28Robert Fayrfax0 decades
- 29
Macíasnot measured- - 30
Clémence Isaure22 decades - 31
Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro2 decades - 32Johannes Brassart0 decades
- 33Walter Frye0 decades
- 34Domenico da Piacenza7 decades
- 35Johannes Martini0 decades
- 36Nicolas Grenon1 decades
- 37Heinrich Finck14 decades
- 38
F. Andrieu0 decades - 39Hayne van Ghizeghem0 decades
- 40Adam of Fulda15 decades
- 41Gaspar van Weerbeke0 decades
- 42
Schweipolt Fiol0 decades - 43
Hans Folz21 decades - 44
Francesco Spinacino0 decades - 45
Jacobus Barbireau0 decades - 46Arnold de Lantins0 decades
- 47Johannes Regis0 decades
- 48Joan Ambrosio Dalza0 decades
- 49
Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol20 decades - 50
Michael Beheim14 decades - 51
Hans Judenkönig0 decades - 52Robert Morton21 decades
- 53
Jurij Slatkonjanot measured- - 54Monk of Salzburg17 decades
- 55Matthaeus Pipelare0 decades
- 56Johannes Pullois0 decades
- 57Mikołaj Radomskinot measured-
- 58
Gabrielle de Bourbon0 decades - 59
Antonio Squarcialupi0 decades - 60Johannes Tapissiernot measured-
- 61John Hothby0 decades
- 62Trebornot measured-
- 63Eloy d'Amerval0 decades
- 64Pierre Fontaine0 decades
- 65
Gilles Joye0 decades - 66Marbrianus de Orto0 decades
- 67Johannes Ghiselinnot measured-
- 68Johannes de Limburgia0 decades
- 69
Bartolino da Padova0 decades - 70Firminus Caronnot measured-
- 71Jacobus Vide0 decades
- 72Jean Japart0 decades
- 73Martinus Fabrinot measured-
- 74Johannes Prioris0 decades
- 75John Browne22 decades
- 76Johannes de Stokemnot measured-
- 77
Alessandro Oliva0 decades - 78Piotr of Grudziądznot measured-
- 79Bartolomeo da Bologna0 decades
- 80Guillaume Legrant0 decades
- 81Juan Cornago0 decades
- 82Johannes Galliculus0 decades
- 83Juan de Urredenot measured-
- 84Thomas Fabri0 decades
- 85Manuel Chrysaphes0 decades
- 86Jacobus de Clusa0 decades
- 87Antonio da Cividale0 decades
- 88
Johannes Virdung0 decades - 89
Jheronimus de Clibanonot measured- - 90Janus Plousiadenosnot measured-
- 91Reginaldus Libertnot measured-
- 92Egidius de Francianot measured-
- 93Henry Abyngdon0 decades
- 94Colinet de Lannoynot measured-
- 95Johannes Legrantnot measured-
- 96Guillaume le Rouge0 decades
- 97Philippe Basironnot measured-
- 98Adrien Basinnot measured-
- 99Guillem de Masdovellesnot measured-
How to read these rankings
- Attention, not reputation. A place on these lists reflects the attention a person still draws in the public record. It is not a judgement on the life.
- Fame in print. The curves show how often a name appeared in the books of each decade from 1800 to 2019, drawn from the Google Books Ngram corpus.
- Gaps are left as gaps. Where the record is too thin to be fair, we would rather show nothing than guess.