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The 1870s

Whose names filled the books of the 1870s - 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 1870s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures5.3
  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. 5Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians1.5
  6. 6Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers1.3
  7. 7William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1532-1592 · 16th century · Germany · Scientists1.3
  8. 8Richard Wagner1813-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Musicians1.2
  9. 9Frederick William IV of Prussia1795-1861 · 19th century · Politicians1.1
  10. 10Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures1.1
  11. 11Jacob Grimm1785-1863 · 19th century · Germany · Academics1.00
  12. 12Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians0.97
  13. 13Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.96
  14. 14Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors0.96
  15. 15Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.91
  16. 16Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.89
  17. 17Tannhäuser1300-1300 · 14th century · Germany · Writers0.81
  18. 18Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.70
  19. 19Eoban699-754 · 8th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.70
  20. 20George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.69
  21. 21Wilhelm von Humboldt1767-1835 · 19th century · Germany · Academics0.69
  22. 22Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.68
  23. 23Friedrich Schlegel1772-1829 · 19th century · Germany · Writers0.65
  24. 24Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern1602-1655 · 17th century · Germany0.64
  25. 25Walther von der Vogelweide1170-1230 · 13th century · Austria · Musicians0.60
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1870s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Friedrich Nietzsche1844-1900 · Germany · Academics15 decades
  2. 2Mark Twain1835-1910 · United States · Writers16 decades
  3. 3Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1840-1893 · Russia · Musicians10 decades
  4. 4William McKinley1843-1901 · United States · Politicians16 decades
  5. 5Grover Cleveland1837-1908 · United States · Politicians14 decades
  6. 6Claude Monet1840-1926 · France · Artists14 decades
  7. 7Émile Zola1840-1902 · France · Writers16 decades
  8. 8Edward VII1841-1910 · United Kingdom · Historical Figures13 decades
  9. 9Sarah Bernhardt1844-1923 · France · Actors15 decades
  10. 10John D. Rockefeller1839-1937 · United States · Founders14 decades
  11. 11Andrew Carnegie1835-1919 · United States · Founders14 decades
  12. 12Leopold II of Belgium1835-1909 · Belgium · Historical Figures9 decades
  13. 13Paul Cézanne1839-1906 · France · Artists12 decades
  14. 14Pope Pius X1835-1914 · Italy · Religious Figures12 decades
  15. 15Antonín Dvořák1841-1904 · Musicians0 decades
  16. 16Empress Elisabeth of Austria1837-1898 · Germany · Historical Figures0 decades
  17. 17Empress Dowager Cixi1835-1908 · China · Historical Figures5 decades
  18. 18Pierre-Auguste Renoir1841-1919 · France · Artists12 decades
  19. 19Thomas Hardy1840-1928 · United Kingdom · Writers18 decades
  20. 20Abdul Hamid II1842-1918 · Turkey · Historical Figures13 decades
  21. 21J. P. Morgan1837-1913 · United States · Founders16 decades
  22. 22Auguste Rodin1840-1917 · France · Artists14 decades
  23. 23Henry James1843-1916 · United States · Writers18 decades
  24. 24Ramakrishna1836-1886 · India · Academics14 decades
  25. 25Peter Kropotkin1842-1921 · Russia · Activists11 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.