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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 Spanish books during the 1860s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Lope de Vega1562-1635 · 16th century · Spain · Writers8.0
  2. 2John of God1495-1550 · 16th century · Portugal6.7
  3. 3Gonzalo Pizarro1502-1548 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures6.3
  4. 4Francis Xavier1506-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures6.2
  5. 5John of Austria1547-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians5.1
  6. 6Nicolás Antonio1617-1684 · 17th century · Spain · Politicians3.6
  7. 7John I of France1316-1316 · 14th century · France · Historical Figures2.5
  8. 8Pedro de Valdivia1497-1553 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians2.1
  9. 9Francisco Pizarro1478-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures2.0
  10. 10Wittiza686-710 · 8th century · Historical Figures2.0
  11. 11Teresa of Ávila1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.7
  12. 12Vincent Ferrer1350-1419 · 14th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.6
  13. 13Rodrigo de Quiroga1512-1580 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.5
  14. 14Ambrosio de Morales1513-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.4
  15. 15Juan López de Padilla1490-1521 · 16th century · Activists1.4
  16. 16Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuan1809-1867 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians1.4
  17. 17Pope Alexander VI1431-1503 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.4
  18. 18Miguel de Cervantes1547-1616 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.4
  19. 19Ignatius of Loyola1491-1556 · 16th century · Spain · Religious Figures1.4
  20. 20Antonio de Zamora1660-1727 · 17th century · Spain · Writers1.4
  21. 21Francisco de Villagra1511-1563 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.3
  22. 22Juan Bravo1483-1521 · 16th century · Politicians1.3
  23. 23Francisco Pacheco1564-1644 · 16th century · Artists1.2
  24. 24Luis de Mendoza1500-1520 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.2
  25. 25Francisco Quevedo1584-1645 · 17th century · Spain · Writers1.2
  26. 26Garcilaso de la Vega1503-1536 · 16th century · Spain · Writers1.1
  27. 27Hernando Pizarro1502-1578 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures1.0
  28. 28Diego de Almagro1475-1538 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.97
  29. 29Peter of Alcantara1499-1562 · 16th century · Spain0.97
  30. 30Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon1401-1458 · 15th century0.92
  31. 31Francisco de Toledo, Count of Oropesa1515-1582 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.92
  32. 32Tirso de Molina1583-1648 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.90
  33. 33Bartolomé de las Casas1484-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.90
  34. 34Francisco de Aguirre1507-1581 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.87
  35. 35Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain1549-1580 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.87
  36. 36Rodrigo Caro1573-1647 · 17th century · Spain · Writers0.82
  37. 37Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas1791-1865 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.81
  38. 38Juan Prim, 1st Marquis of los Castillejos1814-1870 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.80
  39. 39Alfonso1453-1468 · 15th century · Politicians0.78
  40. 40Manuel Godoy1767-1851 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.73
  41. 41Lope de Rueda1505-1566 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.72
  42. 42Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma1545-1592 · 16th century · Spain · Politicians0.69
  43. 43Sampiro956-1041 · 10th century · Politicians0.67
  44. 44Juan de Castro1431-1506 · 15th century0.65
  45. 45Elisabeth Farnese1692-1766 · 18th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.64
  46. 46Bernardino de Mendoza1540-1604 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.63
  47. 47Pedro de Villagra1513-1577 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.61
  48. 48Antonio Cánovas del Castillo1828-1897 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.60
  49. 49Jose Miguel Carrera1785-1821 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.60
  50. 50Juan de Garay1528-1583 · 16th century · Spain0.60
  51. 51Álvaro de Luna, Constable of Castile1390-1453 · 15th century · Politicians0.58
  52. 52Francis Solanus1549-1610 · 16th century · Spain0.57
  53. 53Melchor Cano1509-1560 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.57
  54. 54Andrés Bello1781-1865 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.56
  55. 55Juan de Ayala1745-1797 · 18th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.56
  56. 56Juan de Herrera1530-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Architects0.55
  57. 57Gaudiosa700-800 · 8th century0.54
  58. 58Isidore of Seville560-636 · 6th century · Spain · Academics0.54
  59. 59John of the Cross1542-1591 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.53
  60. 60Jorge Juan y Santacilia1713-1773 · 18th century · Spain · Scientists0.53
  61. 61Pedro de Alvarado1486-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.53
  62. 62Thomas of Villanova1488-1555 · 16th century · Spain · Academics0.51
  63. 63Michael de Sanctis1591-1625 · 17th century · Religious Figures0.51
  64. 64Juan Andrés1740-1817 · 18th century · Spain · Academics0.51
  65. 65Alonso de Ercilla1533-1595 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.51
  66. 66Manuel José Quintana1772-1857 · 19th century · Spain · Writers0.50
  67. 67Alonso de Alvarado1500-1556 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.48
  68. 68Juan de Mariana1536-1624 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.48
  69. 69Luis de Góngora1561-1627 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.47
  70. 70María de Padilla1334-1361 · 14th century0.47
  71. 71Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon1283-1328 · 14th century0.44
  72. 72Anne of Saint Bartholomew1550-1626 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.44
  73. 73Manuel Belgrano1770-1820 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.43
  74. 74Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara1793-1879 · 19th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.43
  75. 75Hernán Cortés1485-1547 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.42
  76. 76Antonio de Nebrija1444-1522 · 15th century · Spain · Academics0.42
  77. 77Antonio de Ulloa1716-1795 · 18th century · Writers0.41
  78. 78Gonzalo de Sandoval1497-1528 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.41
  79. 79Hernando de Soto1500-1542 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.41
  80. 80Fernando de Herrera1534-1597 · 16th century · Spain · Writers0.40
  81. 81Bernardo O'Higgins1778-1842 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.40
  82. 82Francisco de las Casas1461-1536 · 15th century · Spain0.40
  83. 83Manuel Montt1809-1880 · 19th century · Chile · Politicians0.39
  84. 84Alonso Cano1601-1667 · 17th century · Spain · Artists0.37
  85. 85Pedro de Medina1493-1567 · 16th century · Spain · Scientists0.37
  86. 86Hernando de Talavera1428-1507 · 15th century · Spain · Religious Figures0.37
  87. 87Gil Vicente1465-1536 · 16th century · Portugal · Writers0.36
  88. 88Santob de Carrion1290-1369 · 14th century · Spain · Writers0.35
  89. 89García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete1535-1609 · 16th century · Spain0.33
  90. 90Bartolomé Mitre1821-1906 · 19th century · Argentina · Politicians0.33
  91. 91Blasco de Garay1500-1552 · 16th century · Spain · Scientists0.33
  92. 92Juan de Ribera1532-1611 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.33
  93. 93Francisco de Carvajal1464-1548 · 15th century · Spain · Politicians0.32
  94. 94Ignacy Domeyko1802-1889 · 19th century · Chile · Scientists0.32
  95. 95Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos1744-1811 · 18th century · Spain · Politicians0.31
  96. 96Práxedes Mateo Sagasta1825-1903 · 19th century · Spain · Politicians0.31
  97. 97Alfonso de la Cerda1270-1333 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.31
  98. 98Francisco de Garay1475-1523 · 16th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.30
  99. 99Elisabeth of Valois1545-1568 · 16th century · France · Historical Figures0.30
  100. 100Juan de Valdés1505-1541 · 16th century · Spain · Actors0.30

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.