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The 1820s

Whose names filled the books of the 1820s - 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 1820s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures2.9
  2. 2Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers2.1
  3. 3Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors1.5
  4. 4Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.5
  5. 5Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.90
  6. 6Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.89
  7. 7Francis Anthony, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch1657-1702 · 17th century · Germany0.83
  8. 8George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.78
  9. 9Peter I of Oldenburg1755-1829 · 18th century · Politicians0.73
  10. 10Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.73
  11. 11Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.68
  12. 12Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.58
  13. 13Conradin1252-1268 · 13th century · Germany · Musicians0.55
  14. 14Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt1709-1788 · 18th century · Germany · Models0.52
  15. 15Ulrich von Hutten1488-1523 · 16th century · Germany · Academics0.50
  16. 16Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers0.50
  17. 17Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.50
  18. 18Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany0.49
  19. 19Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.48
  20. 20Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.48
  21. 21Charles XII of Sweden1682-1718 · 18th century · Sweden · Historical Figures0.47
  22. 22John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar1590-1653 · 17th century · Germany0.47
  23. 23Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.42
  24. 24Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor1678-1711 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.39
  25. 25Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst1652-1718 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.39
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1820s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Lord Byron1788-1824 · United Kingdom · Writers22 decades
  2. 2Arthur Schopenhauer1788-1860 · Academics20 decades
  3. 3James Buchanan1791-1868 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  4. 4John Tyler1790-1862 · United States · Politicians22 decades
  5. 5Percy Bysshe Shelley1792-1822 · Switzerland · Writers21 decades
  6. 6Franz Schubert1797-1828 · Austria · Musicians22 decades
  7. 7Michael Faraday1791-1867 · United Kingdom · Scientists20 decades
  8. 8John Keats1795-1821 · United Kingdom · Writers21 decades
  9. 9Pope Pius IX1792-1878 · Italy · Religious Figures18 decades
  10. 10Charles Babbage1791-1871 · United Kingdom · Academics20 decades
  11. 11Shaka1787-1828 · Historical Figures22 decades
  12. 12Gioachino Rossini1792-1868 · Italy · Musicians20 decades
  13. 13Leopold I of Belgium1790-1865 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  14. 14Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · Italy · Writers22 decades
  15. 15Antonio López de Santa Anna1794-1876 · Mexico · Politicians18 decades
  16. 16Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma1791-1847 · France · Historical Figures18 decades
  17. 17Ferdinand I of Austria1793-1875 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  18. 18Robert Peel1788-1850 · United Kingdom · Politicians22 decades
  19. 19Samuel Morse1791-1872 · United States · Scientists0 decades
  20. 20Mahmud II1785-1839 · Turkey · Historical Figures14 decades
  21. 21James Fenimore Cooper1789-1851 · United States · Writers18 decades
  22. 22Alphonse de Lamartine1790-1869 · France · Writers20 decades
  23. 23Sam Houston1793-1863 · United States · Politicians20 decades
  24. 24Jean-François Champollion1790-1832 · France · Academics6 decades
  25. 25Davy Crockett1786-1836 · United States · Politicians19 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.