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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 Italian books during the 1870s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists5.1
  2. 2Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists4.9
  3. 3Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers3.7
  4. 4Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers3.4
  5. 5Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.4
  6. 6Dino Compagni1255-1324 · 13th century · Writers2.4
  7. 7Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects2.3
  8. 8Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers2.3
  9. 9Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics2.3
  10. 10Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.3
  11. 11Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.1
  12. 12Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.0
  13. 13Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures2.0
  14. 14Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians2.0
  15. 15Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.9
  16. 16Cesare Cantù1804-1895 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.9
  17. 17Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists1.8
  18. 18Cesare Balbo1789-1853 · 19th century · Politicians1.7
  19. 19Massimo d'Azeglio1798-1866 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians1.7
  20. 20Erasmo of Narni1370-1443 · 15th century · Italy1.6
  21. 21Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians1.6
  22. 22Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.5
  23. 23Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists1.5
  24. 24Silvio Pellico1789-1854 · 19th century · Writers1.5
  25. 25Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists1.4
  26. 26Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.3
  27. 27Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.3
  28. 28Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists1.3
  29. 29Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.2
  30. 30Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians1.2
  31. 31Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.2
  32. 32Vincenzo Gioberti1801-1852 · 19th century · Italy · Academics1.2
  33. 33Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.2
  34. 34Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics1.1
  35. 35Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.1
  36. 36Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers1.1
  37. 37Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians1.1
  38. 38Lucrezia Borgia1480-1519 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.1
  39. 39Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.0
  40. 40Alessandro Cagliostro1743-1795 · 18th century · France · Doctors1.0
  41. 41Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.99
  42. 42Michelangelo1475-1564 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.92
  43. 43Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.91
  44. 44Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers0.90
  45. 45Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.88
  46. 46Girolamo Savonarola1452-1498 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.86
  47. 47Benvenuto Cellini1500-1571 · 16th century · France · Artists0.84
  48. 48Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.84
  49. 49Apostolo Zeno1668-1750 · 18th century · Writers0.83
  50. 50Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.81
  51. 51Giuseppe Giusti1809-1850 · 19th century · Writers0.80
  52. 52Andrea del Sarto1486-1530 · 16th century · Artists0.77
  53. 53Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.77
  54. 54Francesco Gonzaga1444-1483 · 15th century0.76
  55. 55Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.76
  56. 56Niccolò Tommaseo1802-1874 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.75
  57. 57Aloysius Gonzaga1568-1591 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.75
  58. 58Prospero Colonna1452-1523 · 15th century0.73
  59. 59Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists0.72
  60. 60Giorgio Vasari1511-1574 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.68
  61. 61Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.67
  62. 62Franco Sacchetti1332-1400 · 14th century · Writers0.66
  63. 63Galeazzo Maria Sforza1444-1476 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.66
  64. 64Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics0.64
  65. 65Cesare Beccaria1738-1794 · 18th century · Italy · Academics0.64
  66. 66Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei1675-1755 · 18th century · Writers0.62
  67. 67Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.62
  68. 68Antonio Rosmini1797-1855 · 19th century · Academics0.61
  69. 69Francesca da Rimini1259-1285 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.60
  70. 70Pinturicchio1454-1513 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.58
  71. 71Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.56
  72. 72Marco Minghetti1818-1886 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.54
  73. 73Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.53
  74. 74Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.53
  75. 75Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.52
  76. 76Baldassare Franceschini1611-1690 · 17th century · Artists0.52
  77. 77Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.51
  78. 78Catherine de' Medici1519-1589 · 16th century · France · Historical Figures0.51
  79. 79Giovanni Sforza1466-1510 · 16th century · Italy0.50
  80. 80Pietro Bembo1470-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.50
  81. 81Bernardo Tasso1493-1569 · 16th century · Writers0.49
  82. 82Giuliano de' Medici1453-1478 · 15th century · Politicians0.48
  83. 83Federico Borromeo1564-1631 · 16th century · Religious Figures0.47
  84. 84Benedetto Varchi1503-1565 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.46
  85. 85Marco Foscarini1696-1763 · 18th century · Writers0.45
  86. 86Carlo Gozzi1720-1806 · 18th century · Writers0.44
  87. 87Urbano Rattazzi1808-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.44
  88. 88Tommaso Campanella1568-1639 · 17th century · Italy · Academics0.44
  89. 89Antonio Colonna1408-1471 · 15th century0.44
  90. 90Pietro Giannone1676-1748 · 18th century · Academics0.44
  91. 91Francesco Redi1626-1697 · 17th century · Doctors0.44
  92. 92Giambattista Vico1668-1744 · 18th century · Italy · Academics0.43
  93. 93Angelo Secchi1818-1878 · 19th century · Italy · Scientists0.43
  94. 94Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.42
  95. 95Alfonso La Marmora1804-1878 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.42
  96. 96Andrea Dandolo1306-1354 · 14th century · Politicians0.41
  97. 97Matteo Villani1283-1363 · 14th century · Writers0.41
  98. 98Francesco Foscari1373-1457 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.41
  99. 99Paolo Giovio1483-1552 · 16th century · Writers0.41
  100. 100Bettino Ricasoli1809-1880 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.41

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.