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← Fame through time1860-1869

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 Russian books during the 1860s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Patriarch Nikon of Moscow1605-1681 · 17th century · Religious Figures11
  2. 2Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow1482-1563 · 16th century · Writers3.6
  3. 3Maximus the Greek1475-1556 · 16th century · Writers1.5
  4. 4Grigory Potemkin1739-1791 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians1.2
  5. 5Patriarch Joachim1621-1690 · 17th century1.0
  6. 6Ivan I Aleksandrovich, Prince of Smolenskdied 1359 · 14th century0.79
  7. 7Anna of Russia1693-1740 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.73
  8. 8Avraamy Palitsyn1550-1626 · 16th century · Writers0.70
  9. 9Grigory Orlov1734-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.69
  10. 10Boris Godunov1552-1605 · 16th century · Politicians0.57
  11. 11Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia1832-1909 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.50
  12. 12Vasili IV of Russia1552-1612 · 16th century · Historical Figures0.46
  13. 13Alexander I of Russia1777-1825 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.46
  14. 14Ivan I of Tver1357-1425 · 14th century · Historical Figures0.45
  15. 15Alexis of Russia1629-1676 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.43
  16. 16Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia1690-1718 · 18th century · Politicians0.42
  17. 17Elizabeth of Russia1709-1761 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.41
  18. 18Peter the Great1672-1725 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.41
  19. 19Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia1779-1831 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.41
  20. 20Ivan the Terrible1530-1584 · 16th century · Politicians0.40
  21. 21Konstantin Aksakov1817-1860 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.36
  22. 22Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia1783-1801 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.34
  23. 23Stefan Yavorsky1658-1722 · 17th century · Russia · Academics0.32
  24. 24Catherine Pavlovna of Russia1788-1819 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.29
  25. 25Nikita Panin1718-1783 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.28
  26. 26Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia1827-1892 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.27
  27. 27Nikolay Karamzin1766-1826 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.26
  28. 28Kirill Razumovsky1728-1803 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.24
  29. 29Alexandra Velyaminova1301-1364 · 14th century0.22
  30. 30Symeon of Polotsk1629-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.21
  31. 31Nicholas Repnin1734-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.21
  32. 32Pyotr Panin1721-1789 · 18th century · Russia0.19
  33. 33Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.17
  34. 34Alexander Menshikov1673-1729 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.16
  35. 35Vasily Vasilyevich Golitsyn1643-1714 · 17th century · Politicians0.14
  36. 36Dimitry of Rostov1651-1709 · 17th century · Writers0.14
  37. 37Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy1645-1729 · 17th century · Russia · Writers0.14
  38. 38Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov1727-1797 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.13
  39. 39Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia1864-1931 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.12
  40. 40Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov1777-1861 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.12
  41. 41Paul I of Russia1754-1801 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.11
  42. 42Ivan Betskoy1704-1795 · 18th century · Russia · Educators0.10
  43. 43Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov1787-1869 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.10
  44. 44Nikolai Leskov1831-1895 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.10
  45. 45Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia1858-1915 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.10
  46. 46Olga Constantinovna of Russia1851-1926 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.10
  47. 47Alexander Ivanov1806-1858 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.09
  48. 48Konstantin of Rostov1185-1218 · 13th century · Politicians0.08
  49. 49Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov1711-1762 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.08
  50. 50Ivan Mazepa1639-1709 · 17th century · Politicians0.08
  51. 51Alexander Stepanovich Popov1859-1905 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.08
  52. 52Alexander II of Russia1818-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.07
  53. 53Boris Sheremetev1652-1719 · 17th century · Politicians0.07
  54. 54Alexander Suvorov1730-1800 · 18th century · Russia0.07
  55. 55Grand Duke Dimitri Constantinovich of Russia1860-1919 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.07
  56. 56Paul of Kolomna1600-1656 · 17th century · Writers0.07
  57. 57Nikolay Rumyantsev1754-1826 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.07
  58. 58Nicholas I of Russia1796-1855 · 19th century · Russia · Models0.06
  59. 59Gleb Uspensky1843-1902 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  60. 60Daniil Zatochnik1101-1299 · 12th century · Writers0.06
  61. 61Catherine I of Russia1684-1727 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.06
  62. 62Luka Zhidiatadied 1059 · 11th century0.06
  63. 63Alexander Sumarokov1717-1777 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  64. 64Nikolay Dobrolyubov1836-1861 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.06
  65. 65Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov1737-1807 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.06
  66. 66Ivan Goncharov1812-1891 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.06
  67. 67Joseph Volotsky1440-1515 · 15th century · Writers0.06
  68. 68Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia1825-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.06
  69. 69Fyodor Dostoevsky1821-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  70. 70Yemelyan Pugachev1742-1775 · 18th century · Russia · Activists0.05
  71. 71Ivan Krylov1769-1844 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  72. 72Denis Davydov1784-1839 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  73. 73Ivan Shishkin1831-1898 · 19th century · Russia · Artists0.05
  74. 74Leo Tolstoy1828-1910 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  75. 75Peter II of Russia1715-1730 · 18th century · Russia · Politicians0.05
  76. 76Hyacinth1777-1853 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.05
  77. 77Antiochus Kantemir1708-1744 · 18th century · Russia · Academics0.05
  78. 78Mykhailo Maksymovych1804-1873 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.05
  79. 79Vasily Tatishchev1686-1750 · 18th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.04
  80. 80Kuzma Minindied 1616 · 17th century · Politicians0.04
  81. 81Mikhail of Tver1271-1318 · 14th century · Politicians0.04
  82. 82Boris of Tver1400-1461 · 15th century0.04
  83. 83Vsevolod Mstislavich of Volhynia1150-1195 · 12th century0.04
  84. 84Ivan Aksakov1823-1886 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.04
  85. 85Ivan Fyodorov1510-1583 · 16th century0.04
  86. 86Jacob Bruce1669-1735 · 18th century · Russia · Scientists0.04
  87. 87Mikhail Speransky1772-1839 · 19th century · Russia · Politicians0.04
  88. 88Michael of Russia1596-1645 · 17th century · Historical Figures0.04
  89. 89Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia1657-1704 · 17th century · Politicians0.04
  90. 90Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia1856-1929 · 19th century · Russia · Historical Figures0.04
  91. 91Mikhail Miloradovich1771-1825 · 19th century · Russia0.04
  92. 92Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin1605-1680 · 17th century · Writers0.04
  93. 93Oleg I of Chernigov1052-1115 · 11th century · Historical Figures0.03
  94. 94Alexander Pushkin1799-1837 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  95. 95Peter III of Russia1728-1762 · 18th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.03
  96. 96Peter Shafirov1669-1739 · 18th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  97. 97Aleksey Pisemsky1821-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  98. 98Pyotr Vyazemsky1792-1878 · 19th century · Russia · Writers0.03
  99. 99Nikolai Pirogov1810-1881 · 19th century · Russia · Scientists0.03
  100. 100Konstantin Leontiev1831-1891 · 19th century · Russia · Academics0.03

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.