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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 Spanish books during the 1830s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers7.0
  2. 2Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures5.9
  3. 3John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal4.2
  4. 4John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians3.7
  5. 5Ambrosio de Morales1513-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers3.7
  6. 6Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers2.7
  7. 7John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures2.1
  8. 8Lope de Rueda1505-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers2.0
  9. 9Wittiza686-710 · 8th century · Historical Figures1.6
  10. 10Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians1.6
  11. 11Rodrigo Caro1573-1647 · 17th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  12. 12Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.2
  13. 13Manuel Godoy1767-1851 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians1.1
  14. 14Hernando del Pulgar1436-1492 · 15th century · Spain · Writers1.1
  15. 15Isidore of Seville560-636 · 6th century · Spain · Academics1.0
  16. 16Vicente Guerrero1782-1831 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.97
  17. 17Tirso de Molina1583-1648 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.94
  18. 18Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén1758-1852 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.87
  19. 19Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.85
  20. 20Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.79
  21. 21Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain1549-1580 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.77
  22. 22Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.75
  23. 23Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.75
  24. 24Juan de Mariana1536-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.74
  25. 25Bartolomé de las Casas1484-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.72
  26. 26Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos1744-1811 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.69
  27. 27Melchor Cano1509-1560 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.68
  28. 28Juan de Cartagena1500-1520 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.67
  29. 29Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.66
  30. 30Juan Manuel de Rosas1793-1877 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.66
  31. 31Simón Bolívar1783-1830 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.56
  32. 32Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.55
  33. 33Alfonso de Cartagena1384-1456 · 15th century · Writers0.55
  34. 34Jorge Juan y Santacilia1713-1773 · 18th century · Spain · Scientists0.54
  35. 35Francisco Pacheco1564-1644 · 16th century · Artists0.52
  36. 36Benito Arias Montano1527-1598 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.51
  37. 37Joan Timoneda1518-1583 · 16th century · Writers0.51
  38. 38Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.50
  39. 39Francisco de Paula Santander1792-1840 · 19th century · Colombia · Politicians0.49
  40. 40Vicente Espinel1550-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.48
  41. 41Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.46
  42. 42Guadalupe Victoria1786-1845 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.45
  43. 43Bernardo O'Higgins1778-1842 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.42
  44. 44João Serrão1500-1521 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.42
  45. 45Rafael Urdaneta1788-1845 · 19th century · Venezuela0.40
  46. 46Gonzalo de Sandoval1497-1528 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.40
  47. 47Alonso de Ercilla1533-1595 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.40
  48. 48Gil Vicente1465-1536 · 16th century · Portugal · Writers0.38
  49. 49Luis de Góngora1561-1627 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.38
  50. 50Pedro Mexía1497-1551 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.37
  51. 51Francisco Blanco1570-1597 · 16th century · Spain0.37
  52. 52Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.37
  53. 53Anastasio Bustamante1780-1853 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.37
  54. 54Jorge de Montemor1520-1561 · 16th century · Writers0.36
  55. 55Cornelio Saavedra1759-1829 · 18th century · Argentina · Politicians0.36
  56. 56Peter of Alcantara1499-1562 · 16th century · Spain0.35
  57. 57Juan López de Padilla1490-1521 · 16th century · Activists0.35
  58. 58Manuel José Quintana1772-1857 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.35
  59. 59María de Padilla1334-1361 · 14th century0.34
  60. 60Pedro de Aguilar1330-1338 · 14th century0.34
  61. 61Jose Miguel Carrera1785-1821 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.33
  62. 62Francis Solanus1549-1610 · 16th century · Spain0.33
  63. 63Sampiro956-1041 · 10th century · Politicians0.33
  64. 64Juan de Garay1528-1583 · 16th century · Spain0.32
  65. 65Theodor von Reding1755-1809 · 18th century · Switzerland0.32
  66. 66Juan de Castro1431-1506 · 15th century0.31
  67. 67Juan de Prado1563-1631 · 16th century · Spain0.31
  68. 68Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma1545-1592 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.29
  69. 69Elisabeth Farnese1692-1766 · 18th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.29
  70. 70Juan Rufoborn 1547 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.28
  71. 71Maria Theresa of Spain1638-1683 · 17th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.28
  72. 72Luis de Mendoza1500-1520 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.28
  73. 73Rafael del Riego1784-1823 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.28
  74. 74Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.27
  75. 75Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.26
  76. 76Juan del Castillo1596-1628 · 17th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.26
  77. 77Alonso Cano1601-1667 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.26
  78. 78Alfonso1453-1468 · 15th century · Politicians0.24
  79. 79Hernando de Soto1500-1542 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.24
  80. 80Fernando de Rojas1465-1541 · 16th century · Writers0.24
  81. 81Pedro Tenorio1328-1399 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.24
  82. 82Antonio de Nebrija1444-1522 · 15th century · Spain · Academics0.24
  83. 83Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola1559-1613 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.24
  84. 84Antonio José de Sucre1795-1830 · 19th century · Politicians0.23
  85. 85Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon1283-1328 · 14th century0.23
  86. 86Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara1793-1879 · 19th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.23
  87. 87Antonio de Ulloa1716-1795 · 18th century · Writers0.23
  88. 88Luis Barahona de Soto1548-1595 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.23
  89. 89Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda1501-1601 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.23
  90. 90Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.22
  91. 91Juan de Ribera1532-1611 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.22
  92. 92Prudencio de Sandoval1551-1620 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.22
  93. 93Nicolás Bravo1786-1854 · 19th century · Mexico · Politicians0.21
  94. 94Hernando de Talavera1428-1507 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.21
  95. 95Bernardino de Mendoza1540-1604 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.21
  96. 96Henry IV of Castile1425-1474 · 15th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.21
  97. 97Juan de Villanueva1739-1811 · 18th century · Spain · Architects0.21
  98. 98Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo1787-1862 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.21
  99. 99Álvaro de Luna, Constable of Castile1390-1453 · 15th century · Politicians0.20
  100. 100Fernando de Herrera1534-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.20

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.