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The 1880s

Whose names filled the books of the 1880s - 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 1880s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Antonio da Correggio1489-1534 · 16th century · Italy · Artists4.3
  2. 2Giotto1267-1337 · 14th century · Italy · Artists4.0
  3. 3Galileo Galilei1564-1642 · 16th century · Italy · Scientists3.7
  4. 4Dante Alighieri1265-1321 · 14th century · Writers3.6
  5. 5Ugo Foscolo1778-1827 · 19th century · Writers2.9
  6. 6Alessandro Manzoni1785-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.8
  7. 7Giacomo Leopardi1798-1837 · 19th century · Italy · Writers2.6
  8. 8Giordano Bruno1548-1600 · 16th century · Italy · Academics2.5
  9. 9Torquato Tasso1544-1595 · 16th century · Italy · Writers2.3
  10. 10Leonardo da Vinci1452-1519 · 15th century · Italy · Artists2.2
  11. 11Donatello1386-1466 · 15th century · Artists2.1
  12. 12Donato Bramante1444-1514 · 15th century · Italy · Architects1.9
  13. 13Antonio Rosmini1797-1855 · 19th century · Academics1.8
  14. 14Francis of Assisi1182-1226 · 13th century · Italy · Writers1.8
  15. 15Dino Compagni1255-1324 · 13th century · Writers1.8
  16. 16Lorenzo de' Medici1449-1492 · 15th century · Politicians1.7
  17. 17Silvio Pellico1789-1854 · 19th century · Writers1.7
  18. 18Pietro Perugino1448-1523 · 15th century · Italy · Artists1.7
  19. 19Giuseppe Mazzini1805-1872 · 19th century · Italy · Activists1.6
  20. 20Cesare Cantù1804-1895 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.6
  21. 21Marco Polo1254-1324 · 13th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.5
  22. 22Caravaggio1571-1610 · 17th century · Italy · Artists1.4
  23. 23Charles Borromeo1538-1584 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.3
  24. 24Cesare Balbo1789-1853 · 19th century · Politicians1.3
  25. 25Massimo d'Azeglio1798-1866 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians1.3
  26. 26Pietro Aretino1492-1556 · 16th century · Italy · Writers1.3
  27. 27Paul the Deacon720-799 · 8th century · Writers1.2
  28. 28Philip Neri1515-1595 · 16th century · Religious Figures1.2
  29. 29Francesco Foscari1373-1457 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians1.2
  30. 30Lucrezia Borgia1480-1519 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.2
  31. 31Guido Cavalcanti1258-1300 · 13th century · Writers1.2
  32. 32Petrarch1304-1374 · 14th century · Italy · Academics1.1
  33. 33Giosuè Carducci1835-1907 · 19th century · Italy · Writers1.1
  34. 34Pope Leo XIII1810-1903 · 19th century · Italy · Religious Figures1.1
  35. 35Vittorio Alfieri1749-1803 · 18th century · Italy · Historical Figures1.0
  36. 36Cosimo de' Medici1389-1464 · 15th century · Politicians1.00
  37. 37Vittoria Colonna1492-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Writers0.99
  38. 38Vincenzo Gioberti1801-1852 · 19th century · Italy · Academics0.98
  39. 39Carlo Goldoni1707-1793 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.96
  40. 40Marco Minghetti1818-1886 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.95
  41. 41Giulio Romano1499-1546 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.90
  42. 42Andrea Doria1466-1560 · 16th century · Italy · Politicians0.88
  43. 43Cimabue1240-1302 · 13th century · Artists0.87
  44. 44Giovanni Boccaccio1313-1375 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.86
  45. 45Paolo Sarpi1552-1623 · 16th century · Academics0.86
  46. 46Pietro Bembo1470-1547 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.84
  47. 47Apostolo Zeno1668-1750 · 18th century · Writers0.81
  48. 48Carlo Gozzi1720-1806 · 18th century · Writers0.79
  49. 49Francesco Crispi1818-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.78
  50. 50Cesare Borgia1475-1507 · 16th century · Italy · Historical Figures0.76
  51. 51Tintoretto1519-1594 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.74
  52. 52Filippo Maria Visconti1392-1447 · 15th century · Politicians0.73
  53. 53Niccolò Machiavelli1469-1527 · 16th century · Politicians0.72
  54. 54Salvator Rosa1615-1673 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.70
  55. 55Benvenuto Cellini1500-1571 · 16th century · France · Artists0.67
  56. 56Aloysius Gonzaga1568-1591 · 16th century · Italy · Religious Figures0.66
  57. 57Pietro Verri1728-1797 · 18th century · Academics0.66
  58. 58Girolamo Savonarola1452-1498 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.64
  59. 59Francesco Gonzaga1444-1483 · 15th century0.63
  60. 60Giuseppe Giusti1809-1850 · 19th century · Writers0.63
  61. 61Francesca da Rimini1259-1285 · 13th century · Italy · Writers0.63
  62. 62Franco Sacchetti1332-1400 · 14th century · Writers0.59
  63. 63Galeazzo Maria Sforza1444-1476 · 15th century · Italy · Politicians0.58
  64. 64Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei1675-1755 · 18th century · Writers0.57
  65. 65Paolo Veronese1528-1588 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.56
  66. 66Masaccio1401-1428 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.56
  67. 67Amerigo Vespucci1454-1512 · 15th century · Historical Figures0.56
  68. 68Giorgio Vasari1511-1574 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.53
  69. 69Alfonso La Marmora1804-1878 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.52
  70. 70Andrea del Sarto1486-1530 · 16th century · Artists0.52
  71. 71Bettino Ricasoli1809-1880 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.51
  72. 72Marco Foscarini1696-1763 · 18th century · Writers0.50
  73. 73Filippo Villani1325-1407 · 14th century · Italy · Writers0.50
  74. 74Giuseppe Parini1729-1799 · 18th century · Italy · Writers0.49
  75. 75Pinturicchio1454-1513 · 15th century · Italy · Artists0.48
  76. 76Domenichino1581-1641 · 17th century · Artists0.48
  77. 77Gaudenzio Ferrari1475-1546 · 16th century · Artists0.48
  78. 78Leon Battista Alberti1404-1472 · 15th century · Italy · Architects0.48
  79. 79Guercino1591-1666 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.47
  80. 80Francesco Guicciardini1483-1540 · 16th century · Writers0.47
  81. 81Guido Reni1575-1642 · 17th century · Italy · Artists0.46
  82. 82Catherine de' Medici1519-1589 · 16th century · France · Historical Figures0.46
  83. 83Margaret of Savoy1851-1926 · 19th century · Italy · Artists0.46
  84. 84Bernardino of Siena1380-1444 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.46
  85. 85Michelangelo1475-1564 · 16th century · Italy · Artists0.45
  86. 86Tommaso Campanella1568-1639 · 17th century · Italy · Academics0.44
  87. 87Marsilio Ficino1433-1499 · 15th century · Italy · Academics0.43
  88. 88Felice Romani1788-1865 · 19th century · Italy · Writers0.43
  89. 89Giuseppe Verdi1813-1901 · 19th century · Italy · Musicians0.42
  90. 90Giovanni Sforza1466-1510 · 16th century · Italy0.42
  91. 91Ippolito Pindemonte1753-1828 · 18th century · Writers0.42
  92. 92Alessandro Cagliostro1743-1795 · 18th century · France · Doctors0.42
  93. 93Agostino Depretis1813-1887 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.42
  94. 94Baldassare Franceschini1611-1690 · 17th century · Artists0.41
  95. 95Giovanni Lanza1810-1882 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.41
  96. 96Alessandro Volta1745-1827 · 18th century · Italy · Scientists0.40
  97. 97Andrea Dandolo1306-1354 · 14th century · Politicians0.40
  98. 98Fulvio Testi1593-1646 · 17th century · Writers0.39
  99. 99Urbano Rattazzi1808-1873 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.38
  100. 100Benedetto Cairoli1825-1889 · 19th century · Italy · Politicians0.38

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1880s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Vincent van Gogh1853-1890 · Netherlands · Artists12 decades
  2. 2Oscar Wilde1854-1900 · Ireland · Writers14 decades
  3. 3Thomas Edison1847-1931 · United States · Scientists13 decades
  4. 4Alexander Graham Bell1847-1922 · United States · Scientists15 decades
  5. 5Arthur Rimbaud1854-1891 · France · Writers14 decades
  6. 6Antoni Gaudí1852-1926 · Spain · Architects5 decades
  7. 7Robert Louis Stevenson1850-1894 · United Kingdom · Writers15 decades
  8. 8Guy de Maupassant1850-1893 · France · Writers14 decades
  9. 9Paul von Hindenburg1847-1934 · Germany · Politicians10 decades
  10. 10Alexander III of Russia1845-1894 · Russia · Historical Figures16 decades
  11. 11Paul Gauguin1848-1903 · France · Artists13 decades
  12. 12Bram Stoker1847-1912 · Ireland · Writers12 decades
  13. 13Emperor Meiji1852-1912 · Japan · Historical Figures11 decades
  14. 14Ivan Pavlov1849-1936 · Russia · Scientists16 decades
  15. 15Cecil Rhodes1853-1902 · United Kingdom · Politicians12 decades
  16. 16Wilhelm Röntgen1845-1923 · Germany · Scientists11 decades
  17. 17Pope Benedict XV1854-1922 · Italy · Religious Figures11 decades
  18. 18José Martí1853-1895 · Spain · Writers16 decades
  19. 19Ludwig II of Bavaria1845-1886 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  20. 20Billy the Kid1859-1881 · United States12 decades
  21. 21Henri Poincaré1854-1912 · France · Academics13 decades
  22. 22H. H. Asquith1852-1928 · United Kingdom · Politicians11 decades
  23. 23Ferdinand Foch1851-1929 · France · Historical Figures7 decades
  24. 24Annie Besant1847-1933 · United Kingdom · Activists15 decades
  25. 25George I of Greece1845-1913 · Denmark · Historical Figures0 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.