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The 1890s

Whose names filled the books of the 1890s - 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 1890s, whenever they lived.

  1. 1Maria Theresa1717-1780 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures2.9
  2. 2Hans Sachs1494-1576 · 16th century · Germany · Writers2.3
  3. 3Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow1633-1695 · 17th century · Germany · Writers1.9
  4. 4Richard Wagner1813-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Musicians1.5
  5. 5Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental1652-1698 · 17th century · Politicians1.4
  6. 6William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel1532-1592 · 16th century · Germany · Scientists1.4
  7. 7Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor1316-1378 · 14th century · Historical Figures1.2
  8. 8Paracelsus1493-1541 · 16th century · Switzerland · Doctors1.1
  9. 9Frederick William IV of Prussia1795-1861 · 19th century · Politicians1.1
  10. 10Jean Paul1763-1825 · 18th century · Germany · Writers1.1
  11. 11Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach1757-1828 · 18th century · Politicians1.1
  12. 12Tannhäuser1300-1300 · 14th century · Germany · Writers1.1
  13. 13Novalis1772-1801 · 19th century · Germany · Writers1.1
  14. 14Martin Luther1483-1546 · 16th century · Germany · Religious Figures0.79
  15. 15Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1685-1740 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.78
  16. 16Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor1165-1197 · 12th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.76
  17. 17George Frederick of Waldeck-Eisenberg1620-1692 · 17th century · Models0.74
  18. 18Conradin1252-1268 · 13th century · Germany · Musicians0.71
  19. 19Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1741-1790 · 18th century · Austria · Historical Figures0.64
  20. 20Kuno Fischer1824-1907 · 19th century · Academics0.62
  21. 21Albrecht Dürer1471-1528 · 16th century · Germany · Artists0.59
  22. 22Gottfried Keller1819-1890 · 19th century · Switzerland · Writers0.57
  23. 23Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg1629-1698 · 17th century · Germany · Historical Figures0.56
  24. 24Walther von der Vogelweide1170-1230 · 13th century · Austria · Musicians0.54
  25. 25Karl Marx1818-1883 · 19th century · Germany · Academics0.53
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Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 1890s, ranked where coverage and readership agree.

  1. 1Nikola Tesla1856-1943 · Hungary · Scientists13 decades
  2. 2Sigmund Freud1856-1939 · Austria · Doctors12 decades
  3. 3Theodore Roosevelt1858-1919 · United States · Politicians16 decades
  4. 4Woodrow Wilson1856-1924 · United States · Politicians14 decades
  5. 5Anton Chekhov1860-1904 · Russia · Writers15 decades
  6. 6Henry Ford1863-1947 · United States · Founders16 decades
  7. 7Rabindranath Tagore1861-1941 · India · Writers11 decades
  8. 8Arthur Conan Doyle1859-1930 · United Kingdom · Writers12 decades
  9. 9William Howard Taft1857-1930 · United States · Politicians12 decades
  10. 10George Bernard Shaw1856-1950 · United Kingdom · Writers13 decades
  11. 11Swami Vivekananda1863-1902 · India · Academics13 decades
  12. 12Wilhelm II, German Emperor1859-1941 · Germany · Historical Figuresnot measured-
  13. 13Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria1863-1914 · Austria · Politiciansnot measured-
  14. 14Gustav Mahler1860-1911 · Musicians13 decades
  15. 15Max Weber1864-1920 · Germany · Academics15 decades
  16. 16Max Planck1858-1947 · Germany · Scientists14 decades
  17. 17Gabriele D'Annunzio1863-1938 · Italy · Writers14 decades
  18. 18Gustav Klimt1862-1918 · Austria · Artists12 decades
  19. 19Philippe Pétain1856-1951 · France · Politicians8 decades
  20. 20Claude Debussy1862-1918 · France · Musicians12 decades
  21. 21Pope Pius XI1857-1939 · Vatican City · Religious Figures10 decades
  22. 22Joseph Conrad1857-1924 · United Kingdom · Writers14 decades
  23. 23Edvard Munch1863-1944 · Norway · Artists7 decades
  24. 24Giacomo Puccini1858-1924 · Italy · Musicians15 decades
  25. 25Theodor Herzl1860-1904 · Hungary · Journalists13 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.