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The 1860s

Whose names filled the books of the 1860s - 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 1860s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures5.4
  2. 2Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers2.0
  3. 3Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.8
  4. 4Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers1.5
  5. 5Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.4
  6. 6William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1532-1592 · 16th century · Germany · Scientists1.4
  7. 7Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern1602-1655 · 17th century · Germany1.1
  8. 8Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures1.1
  9. 9Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors1.0
  10. 10Frederick William IV of Prussia1795-1861 · 19th century · Politicians1.00
  11. 11Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians0.99
  12. 12Jacob Grimm1785-1863 · 19th century · Germany · Academics0.96
  13. 13Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1768-1835 · 19th century0.92
  14. 14Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.91
  15. 15Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.90
  16. 16George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.84
  17. 17Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers0.82
  18. 18Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.80
  19. 19Władysław of Głogów1420-1460 · 15th century · Germany0.78
  20. 20Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg1629-1698 · 17th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.77
  21. 21Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.76
  22. 22Tannhäuser1300-1300 · 14th century · Germany · Writers0.75
  23. 23Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.59
  24. 24Catherine the Great1729-1796 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.58
  25. 25Carl Ritter1779-1859 · 19th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.56
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1860s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · Russia · Writers18 decades
  2. 2James A. Garfield1831-1881 · United States · Politicians16 decades
  3. 3Jules Verne1828-1905 · France · Writers16 decades
  4. 4Chester A. Arthur1829-1886 · United States · Politicians15 decades
  5. 5Alfred Nobel1833-1896 · Sweden · Scientists13 decades
  6. 6Lewis Carroll1832-1898 · United Kingdom · Writers16 decades
  7. 7Emily Dickinson1830-1886 · United States · Writers13 decades
  8. 8Benjamin Harrison1833-1901 · United States · Politicians19 decades
  9. 9Dmitri Mendeleev1834-1907 · Russia · Scientists11 decades
  10. 10Franz Joseph I of Austria1830-1916 · Austria · Historical Figures18 decades
  11. 11Johannes Brahms1833-1897 · Germany · Musicians17 decades
  12. 12James Clerk Maxwell1831-1879 · United Kingdom · Scientists14 decades
  13. 13Henrik Ibsen1828-1906 · Norway · Writers14 decades
  14. 14Sitting Bull1831-1890 · United States15 decades
  15. 15Louisa May Alcott1832-1888 · United States · Writers14 decades
  16. 16Gustave Eiffel1832-1923 · France · Scientists10 decades
  17. 17Édouard Manet1832-1883 · France · Artists15 decades
  18. 18Porfirio Díaz1830-1915 · Mexico · Politicians16 decades
  19. 19Edgar Degas1834-1917 · France · Artists11 decades
  20. 20Frederick III, German Emperor1831-1888 · Germany · Politiciansnot measured-
  21. 21Johann Strauss II1825-1899 · Austria · Musicians16 decades
  22. 22Geronimo1829-1909 · United States · Actorsnot measured-
  23. 23Isabella II of Spain1830-1904 · Spain · Models11 decades
  24. 24Maximilian I of Mexico1832-1867 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  25. 25William Morris1834-1896 · United Kingdom · Artists19 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.