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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 Hebrew books during the 1820s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Nathan the Babylonianborn 101 · 2nd century14
  2. 2Simeon ben Gamliel IIborn 100 · 2nd century11
  3. 3Haggaiborn 550 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures11
  4. 4Johanan ben Zakai50 BC-70 · 1st millennium BC3.9
  5. 5Simeon ben Zomadied 200 · 2nd century2.9
  6. 6Chaim Joseph David Azulai1724-1806 · 18th century · Turkey · Historical Figures2.8
  7. 7Habakkuk626 BC-600 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures2.6
  8. 8Rav Ashi352-427 · 4th century1.6
  9. 9Eliezer ben Hurcanus100-200 · 2nd century1.0
  10. 10Eleazar ben Arach100-200 · 2nd century0.93
  11. 11Hanina ben Dosa40-75 · 1st century0.87
  12. 12Yanaiborn 600 · 7th century · Writers0.86
  13. 13Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg1150-1217 · 12th century · Academics0.84
  14. 14Hai Gaon939-1038 · 10th century · Writers0.78
  15. 15Menasseh Ben Israel1604-1657 · 17th century · Netherlands · Academics0.76
  16. 16Isaac Abrabanel1437-1508 · 15th century · Academics0.73
  17. 17Saadia Gaon882-942 · 10th century · Academics0.61
  18. 18Hillel the Elder50 BC-100 · 1st millennium BC0.53
  19. 19Azariah dei Rossi1513-1578 · 16th century · Writers0.53
  20. 20Hayyim ben Joseph Vital1542-1620 · 16th century · Turkey · Musicians0.50
  21. 21Paul the Apostle5-66 · 1st century · Turkey · Writers0.45
  22. 22Mordecai Yoffe1530-1612 · 16th century · Poland0.41
  23. 23Isaac ben Moses Arama1420-1494 · 15th century0.36
  24. 24Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi1270-1340 · 14th century · France · Academics0.33
  25. 25Joseph Kimhi1105-1170 · 12th century · France · Writers0.33
  26. 26Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno1470-1549 · 16th century · Doctors0.31
  27. 27Chaim ibn Attar1696-1743 · 18th century · Morocco0.28
  28. 28Moses Sofer1762-1839 · 18th century0.22
  29. 29Zerachiah haLevi of Girona1130-1186 · 12th century · France · Writers0.20
  30. 30Jonathan Eybeschutz1690-1764 · 18th century · Germany0.19
  31. 31Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol1451-1525 · 15th century · Musicians0.19
  32. 32Moses Kimhi1127-1190 · 12th century · France0.18
  33. 33Joseph Albo1380-1444 · 15th century · Academics0.17
  34. 34Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz1505-1576 · 16th century · Turkey · Writers0.16
  35. 35Eleazar ben Killir600-700 · 7th century · Writers0.16
  36. 36Moshe Alshich1508-1593 · 16th century · Turkey0.15
  37. 37Moses ben Jacob Cordovero1522-1570 · 16th century · Turkey · Actors0.14
  38. 38Isaac the Blind1160-1235 · 12th century · France · Writers0.13
  39. 39Rabbeinu Tam1100-1171 · 12th century · France · Writers0.11
  40. 40Jacob Emden1697-1776 · 18th century · Germany0.09
  41. 41Shimon bar Yochai100-160 · 2nd century0.09
  42. 42Amram Gaon810-875 · 9th century0.09
  43. 43Dunash ben Labrat920-990 · 10th century · Morocco · Writers0.08
  44. 44Profiat Duran1350-1415 · 14th century · Musicians0.08
  45. 45Abraham bar Hiyya1070-1136 · 12th century · Academics0.06
  46. 46Yehuda Alharizi1165-1225 · 13th century · Writers0.06
  47. 47Hasdai Crescas1340-1410 · 14th century · Academics0.05
  48. 48Menahem Recanati1250-1310 · 13th century · Musicians0.04
  49. 49Menahem ben Aaron ibn Zerah1310-1385 · 14th century · Writers0.04
  50. 50Josephus37-100 · 1st century · Writers0.04
  51. 51Nissim ben Jacob990-1062 · 11th century · Writers0.04
  52. 52Joseph Caspi1280-1345 · 14th century · France · Academics0.04
  53. 53Rashbam1080-1158 · 12th century0.02
  54. 54Isaac Albalag1300-1300 · 14th century · Academics0.02

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.