← Fame through time1500-1599
The 16th century
Whose working lives fell in the 16th 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 16th century, ranked where coverage and readership agree.
- 1
Katharina von Bora21 decades - 2
Ulrich von Hutten22 decades - 3
Johann Tetzel20 decades - 4
Martin Bucer22 decades - 5
Adam Ries7 decades - 6
Sebastian Münster22 decades - 7
Johann Eck0 decades - 8
Johannes Bugenhagen18 decades - 9
Andreas Karlstadt0 decades - 10
Ludolph van Ceulen0 decades - 11
Martin Chemnitz22 decades - 12
Johannes Agricola9 decades - 13
Michael Sattler7 decades - 14
Erasmus Reinhold13 decades - 15
Joachim Camerarius6 decades - 16
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg0 decades - 17
Valentin Weigel22 decades - 18
Adam Lonitzer1 decades - 19
Thomas Fincke0 decades - 20
Kaspar Olevianus5 decades - 21Adriaan van Roomen0 decades
- 22
Paul Eber22 decades - 23
Salomon Schweigger4 decades - 24
Gregor Brück8 decades - 25
Jerome Emser20 decades - 26
Johannes Piscator0 decades - 27
Ambrosius Blarer17 decades - 28
Philipp Apian10 decades - 29
Andreas Hyperius6 decades - 30Henricus Grammateus0 decades
- 31
Christoph Schappeler8 decades - 32Paolo Riccionot measured-
- 33
Stephan Gerlach10 decades - 34
Georg Major22 decades - 35
Johann Wigand0 decades - 36
Georg Tannstetter0 decades - 37
Adam Neusernot measured- - 38
Tilemann Heshusius0 decades - 39Johann Eberlin von Günzburgnot measured-
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Johannes Praetorius15 decades - 41
David Pareusnot measured- - 42
Johannes Aepinusnot measured- - 43
Caspar Vopel0 decades - 44
Konrad Heresbachnot measured- - 45Victorinus Strigel0 decades
- 46Johannes Clajusnot measured-
- 47Martin Cellariusnot measured-
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Cornelius Beckernot measured- - 49
Leonhard Hutter0 decades - 50Andreas Knopkennot measured-
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Jacob Milich0 decades - 52Valentinus Otho0 decades
- 53
Jacob Lorhardnot measured- - 54
Aegidius Hunniusnot measured- - 55
Bartholomäus Bernhardi of Feldkirchennot measured- - 56Johann Hommelnot measured-
- 57
Johann Forsternot measured- - 58
Andreas Aurifabernot measured- - 59Otto Casmannnot measured-
- 60Ortwin Gratiusnot measured-
- 61Tilemann Stellanot measured-
- 62
Johannes Draconitesnot measured- - 63
Georg von Blumenthalnot measured- - 64Clemens Timplernot measured-
- 65Valentin Ickelshamernot measured-
- 66
Jacob Heerbrandnot measured- - 67
Joachim von Beustnot measured- - 68
Melchior Volmarnot measured- - 69
Matthew Wesenbecknot measured- - 70Johannes Scheubelnot measured-
- 71
Matthias Hafenreffernot measured- - 72Andreas Stöberlnot measured-
- 73
Nicolaus Marschalknot measured- - 74
Georg Obrechtnot measured- - 75
Matthias Garbitiusnot measured- - 76
Nicolaus Reusnernot measured- - 77Hermann Wilkennot measured-
- 78Valentin Schindlernot measured-
- 79
Erasmus Oswald Schreckenfuchsnot measured- - 80
Johann Faber of Heilbronnnot measured- - 81Martin Rutiliusnot measured-
- 82
Heinrich Brucæusnot measured- - 83
Otto Walpernot measured- - 84
Kaspar Eberhardnot measured- - 85
Andreas von Barbynot 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.