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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 Italian books during the 1820s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists6.9
  2. 2Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists5.3
  3. 3Apostolo Zeno1668-1750 · 18th century · Writers4.0
  4. 4Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects3.7
  5. 5Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists3.5
  6. 6Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians3.4
  7. 7Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers3.0
  8. 8Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists2.5
  9. 9Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists2.5
  10. 10Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers2.4
  11. 11Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures2.4
  12. 12Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists2.4
  13. 13Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists2.2
  14. 14Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists2.2
  15. 15Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists2.1
  16. 16Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.8
  17. 17Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics1.8
  18. 18Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers1.7
  19. 19Teodato Ipato750-800 · 8th century · Politicians1.7
  20. 20Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.7
  21. 21Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians1.6
  22. 22Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.6
  23. 23Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.6
  24. 24Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.5
  25. 25Giorgio Vasari1511-1574 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.4
  26. 26Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists1.4
  27. 27Andrea del Sarto1486-1530 · 16th century · Artists1.2
  28. 28Paolo Giovio1483-1552 · 16th century · Writers1.2
  29. 29Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.2
  30. 30Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers1.2
  31. 31Baldassare Franceschini1611-1690 · 17th century · Artists1.1
  32. 32Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers1.1
  33. 33Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.1
  34. 34Paulus Manutius1512-1574 · 16th century · Writers1.0
  35. 35Bernardo Tasso1493-1569 · 16th century · Writers1.0
  36. 36Parmigianino1503-1540 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.99
  37. 37Pietro Bembo1470-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.98
  38. 38Benvenuto Cellini1500-1571 · 16th century · France · Artists0.97
  39. 39Matteo Villani1283-1363 · 14th century · Writers0.95
  40. 40Filippo Villani1325-1407 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.92
  41. 41Prospero Colonna1452-1523 · 15th century0.92
  42. 42Francesco Gonzaga1444-1483 · 15th century0.91
  43. 43Benedetto Varchi1503-1565 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.90
  44. 44Francesco Filelfo1398-1481 · 15th century · Academics0.90
  45. 45Antonio Canova1757-1822 · 18th century · Italy · Artists0.89
  46. 46Franco Sacchetti1332-1400 · 14th century · Writers0.87
  47. 47Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.86
  48. 48Aloysius Gonzaga1568-1591 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.85
  49. 49Pietro da Cortona1596-1669 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.84
  50. 50Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.83
  51. 51Francesco Redi1626-1697 · 17th century · Doctors0.82
  52. 52Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei1675-1755 · 18th century · Writers0.80
  53. 53Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians0.79
  54. 54Ennio Quirino Visconti1751-1818 · 18th century · France · Writers0.76
  55. 55Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.72
  56. 56Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.72
  57. 57Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.72
  58. 58Dino Compagni1255-1324 · 13th century · Writers0.71
  59. 59Pontormo1494-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.70
  60. 60Luigi Alamanni1495-1556 · 16th century · Writers0.66
  61. 61Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers0.65
  62. 62Anton Maria Salvini1653-1729 · 17th century · Writers0.62
  63. 63Andrea Gritti1455-1538 · 15th century · Politicians0.61
  64. 64Agnolo Poliziano1454-1494 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.61
  65. 65Gasparo Gozzi1713-1786 · 18th century · Writers0.60
  66. 66Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians0.60
  67. 67Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.59
  68. 68Catherine de' Medici1519-1589 · 16th century · France · Historical Figures0.59
  69. 69Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics0.58
  70. 70Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.58
  71. 71Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.58
  72. 72Domenico Passignano1559-1638 · 16th century · Artists0.57
  73. 73Scipione Ammirato1531-1601 · 16th century · Writers0.56
  74. 74Ippolito Pindemonte1753-1828 · 18th century · Writers0.56
  75. 75Bernardino Baldi1553-1617 · 16th century · Academics0.53
  76. 76Ottavio Farnese1524-1586 · 16th century · Politicians0.52
  77. 77Leandro Alberti1479-1552 · 16th century · Writers0.52
  78. 78Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.51
  79. 79Giuliano de' Medici1453-1478 · 15th century · Politicians0.51
  80. 80Leonardo Bruni1369-1444 · 15th century · Writers0.51
  81. 81Sperone Speroni1500-1588 · 16th century · Writers0.51
  82. 82Pinturicchio1454-1513 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.51
  83. 83Pietro Lombardo1435-1515 · 15th century · Artists0.50
  84. 84Andrea Dandolo1306-1354 · 14th century · Politicians0.50
  85. 85Alessandro Tassoni1565-1635 · 17th century · Writers0.49
  86. 86Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.49
  87. 87Alessandro Albani1692-1779 · 18th century · Academics0.48
  88. 88Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.48
  89. 89Luigi Pulci1432-1484 · 15th century · Writers0.47
  90. 90Pope Clement VII1478-1534 · 16th century · Religious Figures0.47
  91. 91Niccolò de' Niccoli1365-1437 · 15th century · Writers0.46
  92. 92Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.45
  93. 93Carlo Maratta1625-1713 · 17th century · Artists0.45
  94. 94Scipione Gonzaga1542-1593 · 16th century · Religious Figures0.44
  95. 95Amerigo Vespucci1454-1512 · 15th century · Historical Figures0.43
  96. 96Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists0.43
  97. 97Andrea Mantegna1431-1506 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.42
  98. 98Vittorino da Feltre1378-1446 · 15th century · Educators0.40
  99. 99Giovanni da Udine1487-1564 · 16th century · Artists0.38
  100. 100Baccio Bandinelli1493-1560 · 16th century · Artists0.38

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.