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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 Hebrew books during the 1870s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Rav Ashi352-427 · 4th century13
  2. 2Haggaiborn 550 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures13
  3. 3Nathan the Babylonianborn 101 · 2nd century8.1
  4. 4Simeon ben Gamliel IIborn 100 · 2nd century6.6
  5. 5Habakkuk626 BC-600 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures5.4
  6. 6Saadia Gaon882-942 · 10th century · Academics5.3
  7. 7Samuel ibn Naghrillah993-1055 · 11th century · Writers4.5
  8. 8Hai Gaon939-1038 · 10th century · Writers4.1
  9. 9Simeon ben Zomadied 200 · 2nd century4.0
  10. 10Johanan ben Zakai50 BC-70 · 1st millennium BC4.0
  11. 11Hillel the Elder50 BC-100 · 1st millennium BC4.0
  12. 12Isaac Abrabanel1437-1508 · 15th century · Academics3.2
  13. 13Joseph Kimhi1105-1170 · 12th century · France · Writers2.7
  14. 14Sabbatai Zevi1626-1676 · 17th century · Turkey · Religious Figures2.3
  15. 15Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg1150-1217 · 12th century · Academics2.1
  16. 16Moses Kimhi1127-1190 · 12th century · France1.5
  17. 17Ahad Ha'am1856-1927 · 19th century · Russia · Writers1.5
  18. 18Yanaiborn 600 · 7th century · Writers1.2
  19. 19Zerachiah haLevi of Girona1130-1186 · 12th century · France · Writers1.2
  20. 20Josephus37-100 · 1st century · Writers1.2
  21. 21Rabbeinu Tam1100-1171 · 12th century · France · Writers1.1
  22. 22Menasseh Ben Israel1604-1657 · 17th century · Netherlands · Academics1.1
  23. 23Joseph Albo1380-1444 · 15th century · Academics1.0
  24. 24Judas Maccabeus500 BC-160 BC · 1st millennium BC · Religious Figures0.96
  25. 25Jonathan Eybeschutz1690-1764 · 18th century · Germany0.92
  26. 26Chaim Joseph David Azulai1724-1806 · 18th century · Turkey · Historical Figures0.87
  27. 27Amram Gaon810-875 · 9th century0.87
  28. 28Yehuda Alharizi1165-1225 · 13th century · Writers0.81
  29. 29Hasdai Crescas1340-1410 · 14th century · Academics0.79
  30. 30Hanina ben Dosa40-75 · 1st century0.78
  31. 31Mordecai Yoffe1530-1612 · 16th century · Poland0.71
  32. 32Azariah dei Rossi1513-1578 · 16th century · Writers0.60
  33. 33Hayyim ben Joseph Vital1542-1620 · 16th century · Turkey · Musicians0.60
  34. 34Dunash ben Labrat920-990 · 10th century · Morocco · Writers0.59
  35. 35Nathan of Gaza1644-1680 · 17th century · Turkey · Writers0.59
  36. 36Yonah Gerondi1210-1263 · 13th century · Academics0.44
  37. 37Jacob Emden1697-1776 · 18th century · Germany0.42
  38. 38Moshe Alshich1508-1593 · 16th century · Turkey0.39
  39. 39Isaac the Blind1160-1235 · 12th century · France · Writers0.38
  40. 40Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno1470-1549 · 16th century · Doctors0.36
  41. 41Eleazar ben Killir600-700 · 7th century · Writers0.35
  42. 42Eliezer ben Hurcanus100-200 · 2nd century0.34
  43. 43Jacob ibn Habib1450-1516 · 15th century0.30
  44. 44Menahem ben Aaron ibn Zerah1310-1385 · 14th century · Writers0.30
  45. 45Eleazar ben Arach100-200 · 2nd century0.29
  46. 46Profiat Duran1350-1415 · 14th century · Musicians0.28
  47. 47Abraham bar Hiyya1070-1136 · 12th century · Academics0.24
  48. 48Abraham ben Mordecai Farissol1451-1525 · 15th century · Musicians0.22
  49. 49Immanuel the Roman1260-1328 · 13th century · Writers0.21
  50. 50Moses Sofer1762-1839 · 18th century0.20
  51. 51Rashbam1080-1158 · 12th century0.20
  52. 52Isaac ben Moses Arama1420-1494 · 15th century0.15
  53. 53Shabbethai Donnoloborn 913 · 10th century · Scientists0.15
  54. 54Abraham de Balmes1440-1523 · 15th century · Doctors0.14
  55. 55Joseph Caspi1280-1345 · 14th century · France · Academics0.14
  56. 56Solomon Molcho1500-1532 · 16th century · Academics0.13
  57. 57Tobiah ben Eliezer1080-1150 · 12th century · Actors0.12
  58. 58Bahya ben Asher1255-1340 · 13th century · Writers0.12
  59. 59Joseph Nasi1524-1579 · 16th century · Turkey · Writers0.11
  60. 60Onias III300 BC-170 BC · 1st millennium BC0.11
  61. 61Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz1505-1576 · 16th century · Turkey · Writers0.11
  62. 62Shemariah of Negropont1275-1352 · 14th century · Academics0.10
  63. 63Paul the Apostle5-66 · 1st century · Turkey · Writers0.10
  64. 64Baal Shem Tov1698-1760 · 18th century0.10
  65. 65Chaim ibn Attar1696-1743 · 18th century · Morocco0.09
  66. 66Isaac Albalag1300-1300 · 14th century · Academics0.09
  67. 67Moses ben Joshua1300-1362 · 14th century · Academics0.08
  68. 68Abraham ben Samuel ibn Hasdai ha-Levi1180-1240 · 13th century · Writers0.08
  69. 69Moses ben Jacob Cordovero1522-1570 · 16th century · Turkey · Actors0.08
  70. 70Levi ben Abraham ben Hayyimborn 1245 · 13th century · Writers0.08
  71. 71Menaḥem ben Shelomoh Meʾiri1249-1306 · 13th century · France · Musicians0.07
  72. 72Eliezer ben Nathan1090-1170 · 12th century · Writers0.07
  73. 73Shimon bar Yochai100-160 · 2nd century0.06
  74. 74Joel Sirkis1561-1640 · 16th century0.06
  75. 75Isaac ibn Ezra1114-1158 · 12th century · Spain · Writers0.05
  76. 76Joseph ben Judah ibn Aknin1150-1266 · 12th century · Academics0.05
  77. 77Berechiah ha-Nakdan1200-1300 · 13th century · France · Writers0.05
  78. 78Benjamin of Tudela1130-1174 · 12th century · Spain · Historical Figures0.05
  79. 79Joseph ibn Tzaddik1075-1149 · 12th century · Academics0.05
  80. 80Chananel ben Chushiel990-1053 · 11th century · Academics0.05
  81. 81Shneur Zalman of Liadi1745-1812 · 18th century · Russia · Academics0.04
  82. 82Yefet ben Ali950-1010 · 10th century · Actors0.04
  83. 83Herod Archelaus23 BC-18 · 1st century · Models0.04
  84. 84Baruch Spinoza1632-1677 · 17th century · Netherlands · Academics0.03
  85. 85Elia del Medigo1458-1497 · 15th century · Turkey · Academics0.03
  86. 86Ben Sira300 BC-150 BC · 1st millennium BC · Writers0.03
  87. 87Nissim ben Jacob990-1062 · 11th century · Writers0.02
  88. 88Tzvi Ashkenazi1660-1718 · 17th century0.02
  89. 89Nachman of Breslov1772-1810 · 19th century · Russia0.02
  90. 90Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi1270-1340 · 14th century · France · Academics0.02
  91. 91Isaac ben Moses of Vienna1180-1250 · 13th century · Writers0.02
  92. 92Gaon of Vilnius1720-1797 · 18th century · Russia0.01
  93. 93Ishtori Haparchi1280-1337 · 14th century · Scientists<0.01

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.