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The 1830s

Whose names filled the books of the 1830s - 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 1830s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures3.0
  2. 2Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers2.9
  3. 3Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors2.2
  4. 4Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers1.7
  5. 5Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern1602-1655 · 17th century · Germany1.4
  6. 6Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.4
  7. 7Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.2
  8. 8Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany0.88
  9. 9George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.79
  10. 10Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.73
  11. 11Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.72
  12. 12Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.67
  13. 13Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.63
  14. 14Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.63
  15. 15Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.61
  16. 16Conradin1252-1268 · 13th century · Germany · Musicians0.60
  17. 17Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt1709-1788 · 18th century · Germany · Models0.60
  18. 18Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.56
  19. 19Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg1629-1698 · 17th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.56
  20. 20Francis Anthony, Count of Hohenzollern-Haigerloch1657-1702 · 17th century · Germany0.54
  21. 21Charles XII of Sweden1682-1718 · 18th century · Sweden · Historical Figures0.50
  22. 22Philip V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg1541-1599 · 16th century · Germany0.49
  23. 23Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers0.47
  24. 24Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.47
  25. 25Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst1652-1718 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.44
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1830s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · Russia · Writers21 decades
  2. 2Victor Hugo1802-1885 · France · Writers22 decades
  3. 3Alexandre Dumas1802-1870 · France · Writersnot measured-
  4. 4Mary Shelley1797-1851 · United Kingdom · Writers16 decades
  5. 5James K. Polk1795-1849 · United States · Politicians20 decades
  6. 6George Sand1804-1876 · France · Writers20 decades
  7. 7Honoré de Balzac1799-1850 · France · Writers17 decades
  8. 8Millard Fillmore1800-1874 · United States · Politicians19 decades
  9. 9Franklin Pierce1804-1869 · United States · Politicians20 decades
  10. 10Ralph Waldo Emerson1803-1882 · United States · Academics19 decades
  11. 11Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · Russia · Models19 decades
  12. 12Benjamin Disraeli1804-1881 · Politicians18 decades
  13. 13Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · Italy · Writers22 decades
  14. 14Heinrich Heine1797-1856 · France · Writers21 decades
  15. 15Nathaniel Hawthorne1804-1864 · United States · Writers19 decades
  16. 16William I, German Emperor1797-1888 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  17. 17Eugène Delacroix1798-1863 · France · Artists20 decades
  18. 18Napoleon II1811-1832 · France · Designersnot measured-
  19. 19Hector Berlioz1803-1869 · France · Musicians19 decades
  20. 20Thomas Carlyle1795-1881 · United Kingdom · Writers20 decades
  21. 21Auguste Comte1798-1857 · France · Academics22 decades
  22. 22John Brown1800-1859 · United States · Foundersnot measured-
  23. 23Sojourner Truth1797-1883 · United States · Writers13 decades
  24. 24Adolphe Thiers1797-1877 · France · Politicians15 decades
  25. 25Pedro I of Brazil1798-1834 · Portugal · Historical Figures0 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.