Claim profile
1680–1689

The 1680s

Whose working lives fell in the 1680s. 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 1680s, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz1646–1716 · Academics15 decades
  2. 2William III of EnglandWilliam III of England1650–1702 · 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Historical Figures2 decades
  3. 3Sor Juana Inés de la CruzSor Juana Inés de la Cruz1651–1695 · 🇲🇽 Mexico · Writers21 decades
  4. 4Kangxi EmperorKangxi Emperor1654–1722 · 🇨🇳 China4 decades
  5. 5Pope Benedict XIIIPope Benedict XIII1649–1730 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures20 decades
  6. 6Pope Clement XIPope Clement XI1649–1721 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Religious Figures22 decades
  7. 7Maria Sibylla MerianMaria Sibylla Merian1647–1717 · 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Scientists9 decades
  8. 8Jean de La BruyèreJean de La Bruyère1645–1696 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers17 decades
  9. 9François FénelonFrançois Fénelon1651–1715 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  10. 10JPJohann Pachelbel1653–1706 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Musicians9 decades
  11. 11Denis PapinDenis Papin1647–1713 · 🇫🇷 France · Scientists19 decades
  12. 12Arcangelo CorelliArcangelo Corelli1653–1713 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Musicians20 decades
  13. 13John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough1650–1722 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Politiciansnot measured—
  14. 14Pope Clement XIIPope Clement XII1652–1740 · Religious Figures2 decades
  15. 15Margaret Mary AlacoqueMargaret Mary Alacoque1647–1690 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures18 decades
  16. 16Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame PalatineElizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine1652–1722 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Writers11 decades
  17. 17Pierre BaylePierre Bayle1647–1706 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics22 decades
  18. 18Marie Louise d’OrléansMarie Louise d’Orléans1662–1689 · 🇪🇸 Spain20 decades
  19. 19Feodor III of RussiaFeodor III of Russia1661–1682 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  20. 20Ismail Ibn SharifIsmail Ibn Sharif1645–1727 · Historical Figures0 decades
  21. 21William KiddWilliam Kidd1645–1701 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom19 decades
  22. 22Elena Cornaro PiscopiaElena Cornaro Piscopia1646–1684 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics0 decades
  23. 23William DampierWilliam Dampier1651–1715 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Historical Figures20 decades
  24. 24Jean-Baptiste de La SalleJean-Baptiste de La Salle1651–1719 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25Jules Hardouin-MansartJules Hardouin-Mansart1646–1708 · 🇫🇷 France · Architects12 decades
  26. 26Madame d'AulnoyMadame d'Aulnoy1652–1705 · Writers1 decades
  27. 27Jean BartJean Bart1650–170222 decades
  28. 28Boris SheremetevBoris Sheremetev1652–1719 · Politicians18 decades
  29. 29Antoine GallandAntoine Galland1646–1715 · Academics16 decades
  30. 30Christian V of DenmarkChristian V of Denmark1646–1699 · 🇳🇴 Norway · Historical Figures0 decades
  31. 31Kateri TekakwithaKateri Tekakwitha1656–1680 · 🇨🇦 Canada1 decades
  32. 32Peter II of PortugalPeter II of Portugal1648–1706 · 🇵🇹 Portugal · Historical Figures0 decades
  33. 33James Scott, 1st Duke of MonmouthJames Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth1649–1685 · 🇳🇱 Netherlandsnot measured—
  34. 34André-Hercule de FleuryAndré-Hercule de Fleury1653–1743 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  35. 35Prince George, Duke of CumberlandPrince George, Duke of Cumberland1653–170822 decades
  36. 36Claude Louis Hector de VillarsClaude Louis Hector de Villars1653–1734 · 🇫🇷 France · Politiciansnot measured—
  37. 37John George III of SaxonyJohn George III of Saxony1647–1691 · Models22 decades
  38. 38Engelbert KaempferEngelbert Kaempfer1651–1716 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Scientists7 decades
  39. 39Saliha Dilaşub SultanSaliha Dilaşub Sultandied 1690 · 🇹🇷 Turkeynot measured—
  40. 40Eleonore of AustriaEleonore of Austria1653–1697 · Historical Figures2 decades
  41. 41SambhajiSambhaji1657–1689 · 🇮🇳 India · Writers11 decades
  42. 42Natalya NaryshkinaNatalya Naryshkina1651–1694 · Politicians0 decades
  43. 43Joachim NeanderJoachim Neander1650–1680 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Musicians14 decades
  44. 44Nell GwynNell Gwyn1650–1687 · Actors22 decades
  45. 45John FlamsteedJohn Flamsteed1646–1719 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Scientists7 decades
  46. 46Thomas SaveryThomas Savery1650–1715 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Scientists5 decades
  47. 47Johann Ambrosius BachJohann Ambrosius Bach1645–1695 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Musicians0 decades
  48. 48Godfrey KnellerGodfrey Kneller1646–1723 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Artists0 decades
  49. 49Ehrenfried Walther von TschirnhausEhrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus1651–1708 · Academics3 decades
  50. 50Dimitry of RostovDimitry of Rostov1651–1709 · Writers19 decades
  51. 51Emperor ReigenEmperor Reigen1654–1732 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Historical Figures0 decades
  52. 52Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte GuyonJeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon1648–1717 · 🇫🇷 France · Writersnot measured—
  53. 53Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-KasselCharles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1654–1730 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Academicsnot measured—
  54. 54Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of FontangesMarie Angélique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges1661–1681 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  55. 55Louise de Keroual, Duchess of PortsmouthLouise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth1649–1734 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  56. 56Tokugawa TsunayoshiTokugawa Tsunayoshi1646–1709 · 🇯🇵 Japan0 decades
  57. 57Louis Joseph, Duke of VendômeLouis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme1654–1712 · 🇫🇷 France0 decades
  58. 58John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of RochesterJohn Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester1647–1680 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Writersnot measured—
  59. 59Louis JollietLouis Jolliet1645–1700 · 🇨🇦 Canada · Historical Figures15 decades
  60. 60Charles II, Elector PalatineCharles II, Elector Palatine1651–1685 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models22 decades
  61. 61Chikamatsu MonzaemonChikamatsu Monzaemon1653–1725 · 🇯🇵 Japan · Writers0 decades
  62. 62Eusebio KinoEusebio Kino1645–1711 · Scientists12 decades
  63. 63Hortense ManciniHortense Mancini1646–1699 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers22 decades
  64. 64Princess Anna Sophie of DenmarkPrincess Anna Sophie of Denmark1647–1717 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  65. 65Michel RolleMichel Rolle1652–1719 · 🇫🇷 France · Academics0 decades
  66. 66Louis, Count of VermandoisLouis, Count of Vermandois1667–168322 decades
  67. 67Marguerite Louise d'OrléansMarguerite Louise d'Orléans1645–1721 · Historical Figures1 decades
  68. 68Arp SchnitgerArp Schnitger1648–17198 decades
  69. 69Suleiman I of PersiaSuleiman I of Persia1648–1694not measured—
  70. 70Georg MuffatGeorg Muffat1653–1704 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Musicians0 decades
  71. 71Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of AustriaArchduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria1654–1689not measured—
  72. 72Maria Francisca of SavoyMaria Francisca of Savoy1646–1683 · 🇫🇷 Francenot measured—
  73. 73Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-KasselCharlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel1650–1714 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  74. 74Elihu YaleElihu Yale1649–1721 · Business Professionals16 decades
  75. 75Ahmad KhaniAhmad Khani1650–1707 · 🇹🇷 Turkey · Writers0 decades
  76. 76Constantin BrâncoveanuConstantin Brâncoveanu1654–17140 decades
  77. 77Nalan XingdeNalan Xingde1655–1685 · Writersnot measured—
  78. 78Carl Gustav RehnskiöldCarl Gustav Rehnskiöld1651–1722 · 🇸🇪 Swedennot measured—
  79. 79Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-DurlachFrederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach1647–1709 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Models0 decades
  80. 80Benedicta Henrietta of the PalatinateBenedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate1652–1730 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  81. 81Princess Frederica Amalia of DenmarkPrincess Frederica Amalia of Denmark1649–1704 · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  82. 82Anne Henriette of BavariaAnne Henriette of Bavaria1648–1723 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figures21 decades
  83. 83Alexandre ExquemelinAlexandre Exquemelin1646–1707 · 🇫🇷 France · Writers0 decades
  84. 84Frederick Louis of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-BeckFrederick Louis of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck1653–1728 · 🇩🇪 Germany22 decades
  85. 85Arabella ChurchillArabella Churchill1648–173010 decades
  86. 86Titus OatesTitus Oates1649–1705 · Religious Figures22 decades
  87. 87Thomas TewThomas Tew1649–16950 decades
  88. 88Konstantinos PhaulkonKonstantinos Phaulkon1647–1688 · Politicians0 decades
  89. 89Azam ShahAzam Shah1653–1707 · Historical Figures0 decades
  90. 90GCGiovanni Ceva1647–1734 · 🇮🇹 Italy · Academics9 decades
  91. 91Maria Amalia of CourlandMaria Amalia of Courland1653–17110 decades
  92. 92John BlowJohn Blow1649–1708 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Musicians8 decades
  93. 93Joseph VazJoseph Vaz1651–1711 · 🇮🇳 India · Religious Figures1 decades
  94. 94Fyodor Alexeyevich GolovinFyodor Alexeyevich Golovin1650–1706 · Politiciansnot measured—
  95. 95Frederick I of Saxe-Gotha-AltenburgFrederick I of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg1646–1691 · 🇩🇪 Germany · Historical Figures22 decades
  96. 96Jean du CasseJean du Casse1646–1715 · 🇫🇷 France · Historical Figuresnot measured—
  97. 97Marie Anne ManciniMarie Anne Mancini1649–1714 · 🇫🇷 France · Artists0 decades
  98. 98Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of GodolphinSidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin1645–1712 · Politiciansnot measured—
  99. 99Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and MontferratFerdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat1652–1708 · Historical Figures0 decades
  100. 100Charles Eugène de CroÿCharles Eugène de Croÿ1651–1702 · 🇫🇷 Francenot 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.