← 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
Tycho Brahe22 decades
- 2
Charles IX of Sweden0 decades - 3
Gustav I of Sweden0 decades - 4
John III of Swedennot measured- - 5
Mikael Agricola1 decades - 6
Eric XIV of Sweden0 decades - 7Olaus Magnus22 decades
- 8
Karin Månsdotter0 decades - 9
Sten Sture the Younger0 decades - 10
Margaret Leijonhufvudnot measured- - 11
Princess Cecilia of Sweden0 decades - 12
Christina Gyllenstierna0 decades - 13
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg0 decades - 14
Olaus Petri6 decades - 15
Catherine Stenbock0 decades - 16
Gustav Trolle0 decades - 17
Gunilla Bielke0 decades - 18
Johannes Magnus0 decades - 19
Catherine Vasa of Swedennot measured- - 20
Princess Elizabeth of Swedennot measured-
- 21
Pontus De la Gardie1 decades - 22
Nils Dacke0 decades - 23
Klaus Fleming0 decades - 24
Laurentius Petri1 decades - 25
Princess Sophia of Sweden0 decades
- 26
Magnus, Duke of Östergötlandnot measured- - 27
Erik Johansson Vasa0 decades - 28
Anna of Swedennot measured- - 29
Per Brahe the Elder0 decades - 30
Jöran Persson0 decades
- 31
Wolfgang Musculus0 decades - 32Laurentius Andreae0 decades
- 33
Helena, Marchioness of Northamptonnot measured- - 34Cecilia Månsdotternot measured-
- 35
Margareta Eriksdotter Vasanot measured- - 36
Klas Horn0 decades
- 37
Sofia Johansdotter (Gyllenhielm)not measured- - 38
Karin Hansdotternot measured- - 39
Jakob Bagge0 decades - 40
Henrik Hybertsson0 decades - 41
Jürgen von Farensbachnot measured- - 42
Ebba Stenbocknot measured- - 43
Svante Stensson Sturenot measured- - 44
Petrus Keniciusnot measured- - 45
Jaakko Ilkkanot measured- - 46Laurentius Petri Gothus0 decades
- 47Brita Olofsdotternot measured-
- 48
Abraham Angermannusnot measured- - 49
Willem Boynot measured- - 50Lasses Birgittanot measured-
- 51
Paulus Juusten0 decades - 52Ebba Eriksdotter Vasanot measured-
- 53
Gustaf Banérnot measured- - 54
Erik Sparrenot measured- - 55
Karl Henriksson (Horn)not measured- - 56Constantia Eriksdotternot measured-
- 57Gustav of Saxe-Lauenburgnot measured-
- 58Olaus Martininot measured-
- 59Anna Eriksdotternot measured-
- 60
Magnus Brahenot measured-
- 61
Lucretia Magnusdotternot measured- - 62Martha Leijonhufvudnot measured-
- 63
Henrik Klasson Hornnot measured- - 64Barbro Eriksdotternot measured-
- 65Andreas Laurentii Björnramnot measured-
- 66
Nils Stensson Sturenot measured- - 67Clas Åkesson Tottnot measured-
- 68
Hans Flemingnot measured- - 69
Nils Göransson Gyllenstiernanot measured- - 70Sten Eriksson Leijonhufvudnot measured-
- 71
Ericus Erici Sorolainennot measured- - 72Erik Gustafsson Stenbocknot measured-
- 73Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstiernanot measured-
- 74Gustav Olofsson the Youngernot measured-
- 75Gustav Johanssonnot measured-
- 76Nils Nilssonnot measured-
- 77Elisabeth Sabina of Swedennot measured-
- 78
Kristina Svantesdotter Sturenot measured-
- 79Johan Turessonnot measured-
- 80Julius Gyllenhielmnot measured-
- 81
Lars Ivarsson Flemingnot measured- - 82
Jacob Krembergnot measured- - 83Johan Axelsson Bielkenot measured-
- 84Valborg Innamaanot measured-
- 85Abraham Gustafsson Stenbocknot measured-
- 86Arvid Gustafsson Stenbocknot measured-
- 87Karl Gustavsson Stenbocknot measured-
- 88Torsten Lennartssonnot measured-
- 89Kristinanot measured-
- 90Erik Nilsson (Gyllenstierna)not measured-
- 91Axel Bielkenot measured-
- 92Olof Gustavsson Stenbocknot measured-
- 93Beata Stenbocknot measured-
- 94Gunder Bielkenot measured-
- 95Brita Eriksdotter (Leijonhufvud)not measured-
- 96Gustaf Sturenot 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.