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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 Spanish books during the 1800s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures3.8
  2. 2John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal3.2
  3. 3Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers2.9
  4. 4John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians2.7
  5. 5Jorge Juan y Santacilia1713-1773 · 18th century · Spain · Scientists2.6
  6. 6Gonzalo de Sandoval1497-1528 · 16th century · Historical Figures2.5
  7. 7Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.5
  8. 8Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures2.4
  9. 9Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians2.2
  10. 10John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures1.8
  11. 11Ambrosio de Morales1513-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.6
  12. 12Melchor Cano1509-1560 · 16th century · Spain · Academics1.4
  13. 13Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.4
  14. 14Diego de Ordaz1480-1532 · 16th century · Spain · Scientists1.3
  15. 15Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.3
  16. 16Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.2
  17. 17Antonio Palomino1655-1726 · 17th century · Spain · Artists1.2
  18. 18Eurosia864-880 · 9th century1.2
  19. 19Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.1
  20. 20Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.00
  21. 21Alonso Cano1601-1667 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.98
  22. 22Francisco de Carvajal1464-1548 · 15th century · Spain · Politicians0.86
  23. 23Isidore of Seville560-636 · 6th century · Spain · Academics0.84
  24. 24Sampiro956-1041 · 10th century · Politicians0.84
  25. 25Hernando de Soto1500-1542 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.83
  26. 26Francisco Pacheco1564-1644 · 16th century · Artists0.78
  27. 27Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.78
  28. 28Wittiza686-710 · 8th century · Historical Figures0.71
  29. 29Fernán González of Castile910-970 · 10th century0.71
  30. 30Alonso Berruguete1486-1561 · 16th century · Spain · Artists0.71
  31. 31Juan de Ribera1532-1611 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.70
  32. 32Juan de Grijalva1490-1527 · 16th century · Spain0.68
  33. 33Juan de Arphe y Villafañe1535-1603 · 16th century · Spain · Artists0.68
  34. 34Luis de Granada1504-1588 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.63
  35. 35Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.62
  36. 36Juan de Mariana1536-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.60
  37. 37Peter of Alcantara1499-1562 · 16th century · Spain0.58
  38. 38Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain1549-1580 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.57
  39. 39Lope de Rueda1505-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.57
  40. 40Rodrigo Caro1573-1647 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.51
  41. 41Juan Antonio Llorente1750-1823 · 18th century · Spain · Writers0.50
  42. 42Manuel Godoy1767-1851 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.46
  43. 43Diego Velázquez1599-1660 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.45
  44. 44Gaspar Becerra1520-1568 · 16th century · Spain · Artists0.43
  45. 45Francisco Rizi1614-1685 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.43
  46. 46Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.43
  47. 47Luis de Salazar y Castro1658-1734 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.42
  48. 48Alfonso of Molina1202-1272 · 13th century0.41
  49. 49Pablo de Céspedes1538-1608 · 16th century · Spain · Artists0.40
  50. 50Antonio de Ulloa1716-1795 · 18th century · Writers0.39
  51. 51Alfonso VIII of Castile1155-1214 · 12th century · Spain · Models0.39
  52. 52Francisco de Montejo y León1479-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.38
  53. 53Francesc Ribalta1565-1628 · 17th century · Artists0.37
  54. 54Juan de Salcedo1549-1576 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.36
  55. 55Elisabeth Farnese1692-1766 · 18th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.36
  56. 56Juan Andrés1740-1817 · 18th century · Spain · Academics0.36
  57. 57Alonso de Alvarado1500-1556 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.36
  58. 58Claudio Coello1642-1693 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.35
  59. 59Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.34
  60. 60Thomas of Villanova1488-1555 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.33
  61. 61Diego Ortiz1510-1570 · 16th century · Spain · Musicians0.33
  62. 62Francisco Javier Venegas1754-1838 · 18th century · Spain0.33
  63. 63Alfonso1453-1468 · 15th century · Politicians0.31
  64. 64Rose of Lima1586-1617 · 17th century · Religious Figures0.31
  65. 65Blas Valera1545-1597 · 16th century · Writers0.31
  66. 66Maria Torribiadied 1175 · 12th century · Spain0.30
  67. 67Prudencio de Sandoval1551-1620 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.30
  68. 68Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.29
  69. 69Luis de Morales1509-1586 · 16th century · Artists0.28
  70. 70John of the Cross1542-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.28
  71. 71Juan de Torquemada1557-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.27
  72. 72Alonso de Ercilla1533-1595 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.26
  73. 73Pedro De Mena1628-1688 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.25
  74. 74Alonso de Molina1513-1579 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.25
  75. 75Juan de Villanueva1739-1811 · 18th century · Spain · Architects0.25
  76. 76Gaspar Gil Polo1535-1591 · 16th century · Writers0.24
  77. 77Juan de Ortega1480-1568 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.24
  78. 78Juan Bautista de Toledo1515-1567 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.24
  79. 79Juan López de Padilla1490-1521 · 16th century · Activists0.24
  80. 80Henry IV of Castile1425-1474 · 15th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.24
  81. 81Pedro de Medina1493-1567 · 16th century · Spain · Scientists0.24
  82. 82Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.24
  83. 83Francisco Bayeu1734-1795 · 18th century · Spain · Artists0.24
  84. 84Pedro de Valdivia1497-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.23
  85. 85Juan del Castillo1596-1628 · 17th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.23
  86. 86Francisco de Figueroa1530-1588 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.23
  87. 87Inca Garcilaso de la Vega1539-1616 · 16th century · Writers0.22
  88. 88Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.22
  89. 89Didacus of Alcalá1400-1463 · 15th century0.22
  90. 90Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos1744-1811 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.22
  91. 91Federico Gravina1756-1806 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.22
  92. 92Bartolomeo Carducci1554-1608 · 16th century · Spain · Artists0.22
  93. 93Francis Solanus1549-1610 · 16th century · Spain0.22
  94. 94Adosindaborn 728 · 8th century0.22
  95. 95Fernando de Herrera1534-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.22
  96. 96Maria Theresa of Spain1638-1683 · 17th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.21
  97. 97Pedro de Soto1493-1563 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.20
  98. 98Vicente Espinel1550-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.20
  99. 99Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola1562-1631 · 16th century · Writers0.20
  100. 100Quizquiz1500-1535 · 16th century0.19

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.