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The 1810s

Whose names filled the books of the 1810s - 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 1810s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures4.1
  2. 2Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany2.8
  3. 3Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.7
  4. 4Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.4
  5. 5Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers1.3
  6. 6Conradin1252-1268 · 13th century · Germany · Musicians1.3
  7. 7George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models1.3
  8. 8Francis Anthony, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch1657-1702 · 17th century · Germany1.3
  9. 9Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.2
  10. 10Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors1.2
  11. 11Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.86
  12. 12Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.79
  13. 13Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.77
  14. 14Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg1541-1599 · 16th century · Germany0.71
  15. 15Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt1709-1788 · 18th century · Germany · Models0.68
  16. 16John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar1590-1653 · 17th century · Germany0.65
  17. 17Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.63
  18. 18Peter I of Oldenburg1755-1829 · 18th century · Politicians0.61
  19. 19Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians0.60
  20. 20John of Bohemia1296-1346 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.60
  21. 21Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst1652-1718 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.59
  22. 22Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers0.56
  23. 23Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.54
  24. 24Johannes von Müller1752-1809 · 18th century · Switzerland · Writers0.54
  25. 25Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen1647-1721 · 17th century · Germany0.53
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1810s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Jane Austen1775-1817 · United Kingdom · Writers19 decades
  2. 2Simón Bolívar1783-1830 · Spain · Politicians21 decades
  3. 3Martin Van Buren1782-1862 · United States · Politicians21 decades
  4. 4Zachary Taylor1784-1850 · United States · Politicians18 decades
  5. 5Carl Friedrich Gauss1777-1855 · Germany · Academics11 decades
  6. 6Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · Russia · Historical Figures21 decades
  7. 7José de San Martín1778-1850 · Argentina · Politicians21 decades
  8. 8Stendhal1783-1842 · France · Writers22 decades
  9. 9Carl von Clausewitz1780-1831 · Germany12 decades
  10. 10J. M. W. Turner1775-1851 · United Kingdom · Artists22 decades
  11. 11Niccolò Paganini1782-1840 · Italy · Musicians18 decades
  12. 12Washington Irving1783-1859 · United States · Writers22 decades
  13. 13Ferdinand VII of Spain1784-1833 · Spain · Models19 decades
  14. 14John C. Calhoun1782-1850 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  15. 15E. T. A. Hoffmann1776-1822 · Germany · Writers21 decades
  16. 16Heinrich von Kleist1777-1811 · Germany · Writers22 decades
  17. 17Bahadur Shah Zafar1775-1862 · India · Historical Figures6 decades
  18. 18Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston1784-1865 · United Kingdom · Politiciansnot measured-
  19. 19Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres1780-1867 · France · Artistsnot measured-
  20. 20Louis Bonaparte1778-1846 · France · Politicians22 decades
  21. 21Bernardo O'Higgins1778-1842 · Spain · Politicians21 decades
  22. 22Agustín I of Mexico1783-1824 · Spain · Politicians0 decades
  23. 23Sacagawea1788-1812 · United States · Historical Figures9 decades
  24. 24Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · Writers22 decades
  25. 25Ranjit Singh1780-1839 · Historical Figures18 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.