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The 1800s

Whose names filled the books of the 1800s - anyone at all, however long dead - counted as mentions per million words printed, so a period that simply published more does not inflate anyone.

Talked about then

Whose names appeared most in German books during the 1800s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures3.1
  2. 2Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.9
  3. 3Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers1.00
  4. 4Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors0.97
  5. 5Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.92
  6. 6George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.85
  7. 7Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.70
  8. 8Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.64
  9. 9Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.58
  10. 10Peter I of Oldenburg1755-1829 · 18th century · Politicians0.58
  11. 11Francis Anthony, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch1657-1702 · 17th century · Germany0.57
  12. 12John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar1590-1653 · 17th century · Germany0.51
  13. 13Friedrich Schlegel1772-1829 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.51
  14. 14Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.49
  15. 15Christoph Friedrich Nicolai1733-1811 · 18th century · Germany · Writers0.47
  16. 16Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany0.46
  17. 17Moses Mendelssohn1729-1786 · 18th century · Germany · Academics0.45
  18. 18Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.44
  19. 19Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.43
  20. 20Peter Schöffer1425-1503 · 15th century · Germany0.42
  21. 21Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers0.41
  22. 22Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.38
  23. 23Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt1709-1788 · 18th century · Germany · Models0.37
  24. 24Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria1075-1126 · 12th century · Historical Figures0.36
  25. 25Heinrich Frauenlob1255-1318 · 13th century · Writers0.35
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1800s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Napoleon1769-1821 · France · Historical Figures22 decades
  2. 2Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827 · Germany · Musicians21 decades
  3. 3Andrew Jackson1767-1845 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  4. 4John Quincy Adams1767-1848 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  5. 5William Henry Harrison1773-1841 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  6. 6Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel1770-1831 · Germany · Academics21 decades
  7. 7Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769-1852 · Politiciansnot measured-
  8. 8William Wordsworth1770-1850 · United Kingdom · Writers22 decades
  9. 9Walter Scott1771-1832 · United Kingdom · Writers22 decades
  10. 10Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-183522 decades
  11. 11Louis Philippe I1773-1850 · France · Models19 decades
  12. 12Alexander von Humboldt1769-1859 · Historical Figures8 decades
  13. 13Samuel Taylor Coleridge1772-1834 · United Kingdom · Writers19 decades
  14. 14Caspar David Friedrich1774-1840 · Sweden · Artists11 decades
  15. 15Klemens von Metternich1773-1859 · Germany · Politicians0 decades
  16. 16Muhammad Ali of Egypt1769-1849 · Turkey · Politicians0 decades
  17. 17Joachim Murat1767-1815 · France · Politicians21 decades
  18. 18François-René de Chateaubriand1768-1848 · France · Writers11 decades
  19. 19John Dalton1766-1844 · United Kingdom · Scientists22 decades
  20. 20Joseph Bonaparte1768-1844 · France · Politicians22 decades
  21. 21Pope Gregory XVI1765-1846 · Italy · Religious Figures19 decades
  22. 22Germaine de Staël1766-1817 · France · Writers10 decades
  23. 23Thomas Robert Malthus1766-1834 · United Kingdom · Academics8 decades
  24. 24Frederick William III of Prussia1770-1840 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  25. 25Joseph Fourier1768-1830 · France · Academics11 decades
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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.